Food items reported for Megalaspis cordyla
n = 18
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris detritus India juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish squid juveniles India juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Stolephorus spp. India juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish flatfishes India juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gazza minuta (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Leiognathus spp. India adults
nekton finfish bony fish Nemipterus spp. India juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish perches India juv./adults
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish unspecified fishes Oman juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Acetes spp. India juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods Alima larvae India juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods Squilla spp. India juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods unspecified mantis shrimp Oman juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Nucula sp. India juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Morula sp. India juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans unidentified cladocerans India juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids unspecified krill Oman juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unspecified crab larvae Oman juv./adults
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