Food items reported for Chanos chanos
n = 75
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris unidentified Hawaii recruits/juv.
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified finfishes (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Chaetomorpha sp. Philippines recruits/juv.
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Cladophora sp. Philippines recruits/juv.
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Gracilaria gracilis Philippines adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Ruppia sp. South Africa juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Enteromorpha sp. Hawaii recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Chroococcus turgidus Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Merismopedia glauca Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Gloeocapsa sp. Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Anabaena sp. Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Lyngbya sp. Philippines recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Oscillatoria princeps Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Oscillatoria sp. Hawaii recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Trichodesmium sp. India juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Arthrospira sp. Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton diatoms Achnanthes sp. Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton diatoms Amphora sp. Hawaii recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Bacteriastrum sp. (not available) recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Chaetoceros sp. (not available) recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Cocconeis spp. South Africa juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Coscinodiscus sp. Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton diatoms Cymbella sp. Hawaii recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Thalassiotrix sp. (not available) recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Amphipleura sp. Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton diatoms Fragilaria sp. (not available) recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Meridion sp. Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton diatoms Mastogloia sp. Hawaii recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Melosira granulata Philippines recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Melosira moniliformis Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton diatoms Melosira sp. Hawaii recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Melosira sulcata South Africa juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Navicula sp. Hawaii recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Pleurosigma sp. Hawaii recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Nitzschia longissima Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton diatoms Nitzschia sp. Hawaii recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Pinnularia sp. Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton diatoms Pleurosigma sp. Philippines recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Rhizosolenia sp. (not available) recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Skeletonema costatum Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton diatoms Surirella sp. Hawaii recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton diatoms Odontella mobiliensis Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton dinoflagellates Peridinium sp. Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton green algae Chara sp. Philippines recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton green algae Closterium sp. Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton green algae Cosmarium sp. Philippines adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Pediastrum duplex Philippines adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Pediastrum simplex Philippines adults
plants phytoplankton green algae Chlorella sp. Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton green algae Scenedesmus bijugus Philippines recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton green algae Scenedesmus dimorphus Philippines recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton green algae Scenedesmus quadricauda Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton green algae Ulothrix sp. Philippines recruits/juv.
plants phytoplankton green algae Gonium sp. Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton green algae Pleodorina sp. Philippines Larvae
plants phytoplankton green algae Spirogyra sp. Philippines adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton unidentified China juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Crustacea Oman juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified crustaceans South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Assiminea bifasciata South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Musculus virgillae South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Melanoides tuberculata Madagascar juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks Unidentified small mollusks Madagascar juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates Bolivinita sp. Hawaii recruits/juv.
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates Globigerina sp. Hawaii recruits/juv.
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates Pulvinulina sp. Hawaii recruits/juv.
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates Spiroloculina sp. Hawaii recruits/juv.
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates unspecified benthic invertebrates Oman juv./adults
zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids unspecified worms Oman juv./adults
zoobenthos worms non-annelids unidentified Hawaii recruits/juv.
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unidentified Hawaii recruits/juv.
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unidentified foraminiferans South Africa juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Unidentified Rotifera Madagascar juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unidentified China juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentified Hawaii recruits/juv.
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