Food items reported for Elops machnata
n = 19
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton finfish bony fish Atherina breviceps South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Trachurus capensis South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gilchristella aestuaria South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Rhabdosargus holubi South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish unspecified Mugilidae South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish unspecified fishes South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Hymenosoma orbiculare South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods Eurydice longicornis South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unspecified Brachyura South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unspecified shrimp Oman juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Upogebia africana South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Palaemon pacificus South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Macropetasma africana South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods unspecified Cephalopoda South Africa juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Mesopodopsis slabberi South Africa juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Rhopalophthalmus terranatalis South Africa juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unspecified Mysida South Africa juv./adults
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