Food items reported for Scomber japonicus
n = 48
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris unidentified organic matter Japan juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Doryteuthis opalescens USA juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Loligo opalescens USA juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish unidentified (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Apogon lineatus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sardinops sagax Japan juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis japonicus Japan juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Benthosema pterotum (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish unidentified (not available) adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Themisto japonica Japan juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters Pleuroncodes monodon (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. mysids Siriella clausi Canary Is. juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified (not available) adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unidentified polychaetes Japan juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unidentified worms Japan Larvae
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae crustacean eggs Japan Larvae
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae fish larvae Japan Larvae
zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids unspecified jellyfish Japan juv./adults
zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids Diphyes sp. Japan adults
zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids Valella sp. (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unidentified appendicularians Japan Larvae
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates planktonic invertebrates Peru juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Evadne spinifera Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans Evadne spp. Japan Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausia brevis Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausia brevis Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausia krohnii Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausia sp. Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Nyctiphanes sp. Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Stylocheiron sp. Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Thysanopoda subaequalis Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Anchialina agilis Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Gastrosaccus normani Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Hemimysis sp. Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Leptomysis sp. Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Paramblyops sp. Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Paramysis spp. Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Siriella clausii Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Siriella norvegica Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Siriella sp. Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Siriella thompsoni Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Stilomysis sp. Canary Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Clausocalanus Japan Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods copepoda nauplii Japan Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentified copepods (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Oithona Japan Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Paracalanus Japan Larvae
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Podon spp. Japan Larvae
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