Food items reported for Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis
n = 66
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Abralia andamanica (not available) juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Dosidicus gigas (not available) juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Onychoteuthis banksii Global juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Thysanoteuthis rhombus (not available) juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis Global juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Unspecified squids Global juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Unspecified squids Global recruits/juv.
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Unspecified enoploteuthids Global juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Unspecified fishes Hawaii juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Benthosema pterotum (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Bolinichthys pyrsobolus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ceratoscopelus warmingii (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Diaphus brachycephalus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Diaphus coeruleus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Diaphus parri (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Diaphus perspicillatus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Diaphus watasei (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Hygophum proximum (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Hygophum reinhardtii (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Lampanyctus nobilis (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Myctophum asperum (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Myctophum aurolaternatum (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Myctophum brachygnathum (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Myctophum lychnobium (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Myctophum nitidulum (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Myctophum obtusirostre (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Myctophum selenops (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Symbolophorus evermanni (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Unspecified myctophids (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Unspecified myctophids Global juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Eustomias sp. (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Unspecified flying fishes Global juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Unspecified gempylids Global juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Unspecified paralepidids Global juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Vinciguerria nimbaria Global juv./adults
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish Unspecified fishes Global recruits/juv.
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish Unspecified predatory fishes Global juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Unspecified amphipods Global Larvae
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Unspecified amphipods Global recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Unspecified crabs Global juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Unspecified crustaceans (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Oplophorus gracilirostris Hawaii juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Unspecified pelagic shrimps Global juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Agadina stimpsoni (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Limacina trochiformis (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos worms non-annelids Unspecified chaetognaths Global recruits/juv.
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Unspecified mesozooplankton Global Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Unspecified euphausiids Global recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Euchirella sp. (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Neocalanus gracilis (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Neocalanus robustior (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Candacia curta (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Candacia discaudata (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Centropages orsinii (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Clausocalanus minor (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Unspecified copepods Global Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Unspecified copepods Global recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Corycaeus longistylis (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Eucalanus sp. (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Heterorhabdus sp. (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Heterorhabdus spinifrons (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Paraheterorhabdus robustus (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Oithona sp. (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Oncaea venusta (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Pontella sp. (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Temora discaudata (not available) juv./adults
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