Food items reported for Urophycis brasiliensis
n = 35
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus carcasses unspecified fish remains Uruguay juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Loligo sanpaulensis Brazil juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Genidens barbus Uruguay juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Conger orbignyanus Uruguay juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Anchoa marini Uruguay juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Percophis brasiliensis Uruguay juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Urophycis brasiliensis Uruguay juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified Rajidae Uruguay juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Cynoscion guatucupa Uruguay juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Menticirrhus sp. Uruguay juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Syngnathus folletti Uruguay juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Trichiurus lepturus Uruguay juv./adults
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods unspecified amphipods Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Libinia spinosa Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Leurocyclus tuberculosus Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Panopeus sp. Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Pinnixa patagoniensis Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Cyrtograpsus affinis Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Cyrtograpsus angulatus Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Plathyxanthus crenulatus Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods unspecified isopods Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Dardanus arrosor insignis Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Loxopagurus loxochelis Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Pagurus sp. Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Artemesia longinaris Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Peisos petrunkevitchi Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Pleoticus muelleri Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unspecified bivalves Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Anachis paessleri Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Buccinanops gradatum Uruguay juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. Invertebrates unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids unspecified mysids Uruguay juv./adults
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