Food items reported for Trachurus mediterraneus
n = 48
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Illex illecebrosus (not available) juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Sepiola sp. (not available) juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish unidentified Tunisia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Belone belone (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Arnoglossus laterna (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sardina pilchardus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified sardines (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Conger conger (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis encrasicolus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified anchovies (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gadiculus argenteus argenteus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Trisopterus minutus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Aphia minuta (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Lesueurigobius friesii (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Merluccius merluccius (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Phycis blennoides (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Phycis phycis (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Scomber scombrus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Scorpaena porcus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Boops boops (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Maurolicus muelleri (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Lepidopus caudatus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Trigla lyra (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton green algae unidentified Tunisia juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters Munida rugosa (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters Munida rugosa (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Lophogaster typicus (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Melicertus kerathurus (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Parapenaeus longirostris (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Processa edulis (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unidentified Tunisia juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unidentified France juv./adults
zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unidentified Tunisia juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae unidentified larvae France juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausia krohni (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Meganyctiphanes norvegica (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Nyctiphanes couchi (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids unidentified Tunisia juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids unidentified euphausiid larvae (not available) Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Lophogaster typicus (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids unidentified larvae France juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids unidentified Tunisia juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unidentified France juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentified copepods Spain juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentified copepods (not available) Larvae
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