Food items reported for Alepocephalus rostratus
n = 25
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish unidentified Namibia adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified Namibia adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Aristeus antennatus Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Pasiphaea sp. (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Sergia robusta Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps unidentified ctenophores (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unidentified Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other cephalopods unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians Pyrosoma atlanticum Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids Atolla sp. (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton jellyfish/hydroids jellyfish/hydroids unspecified scyphozoan Namibia adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Pyrosoma atlanticum Spain juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids unidentified Namibia juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids Nyctiphanes sp. (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. mysids unidentified Namibia juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unidentified Namibia juv./adults
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