Food items reported for Katsuwonus pelamis
n = 27
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Thysanoteuthis rhombus South Africa juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish unidentified Philippines juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish unidentified cephalopods USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified Balistidae St Helena juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified Carangidae St Helena juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish round herrings Marshall Is. juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish sardines Philippines juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish anchovies Philippines juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified fishes Cape Verde juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Vinciguerria nimbaria (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish frigate mackerel Philippines juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Katsuwonus pelamis Australia adults
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish unidentified Philippines juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods unidentified amphipods USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters Pleuroncodes USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns unidentified Japan juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods unspecified cephalopods Cape Verde juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unspecified mollusks St Helena juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks octopi unidentified Marshall Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids unidentified Philippines juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Nyctiphanes australis Australia juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Nyctiphanes australis Australia juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unspecified crustaceans St Helena juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unidentified hyperiid amphipods USA juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. Crustaceans unidentified stomatopod larvae Hawaii juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unspecified crustaceans Cape Verde juv./adults
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