Food items reported for Maurolicus walvisensis
n = 13
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods Harpacticoida South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unspecified bivalve larvae South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unspecified gastropod larvae South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods unspecified cephalopod larvae South Africa juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae unspecified fish eggs South Africa juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Maurolicus sp. Eggs South Africa juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unspecified macrozooplankton South Africa juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausiacea South Africa juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausiacea larvae South Africa juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Hyperiidea South Africa juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Calanus sp. South Africa juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Candacia sp. South Africa juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Ergasilida South Africa juv./adults
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