Food items reported for Metapenaeus monoceros
n = 29
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris mud and detritus India juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecied bony fishes India juv./adults
others others n.a./others unspecified foraminiferans India juv./adults
others others n.a./others sand particles India juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae unspecified blue-green algae India juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms unspecified diatoms India juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods unspecified amphipods India juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs unspecified crab shells India juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods unspecified isopods India juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unspecified tanaids India juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Metapenaeopsis stridulans India juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Metapenaeus affinis India juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Metapenaeus barbata India juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Metapenaeus brevicornis India juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Metapenaeus dobsoni India juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Parapenaeus longipes India juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Trachypenaeus curvirostris India juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps unspecified hydroids India juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars unspecified ophiuroids India juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unspecified bivalves India juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unspecified gastropods India juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unspecified molluscs India juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians unspecified tunicates India juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unspecified polychaetes India juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids unspecified mysids India juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Acetes sp. India juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unspecified decapod larvae India juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unspecified calanoids India juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unspecified copepods India juv./adults
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