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Food items reported for Eucinostomus melanopterus
n = 26
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris unidentified Senegal juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Fish Brazil juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified Senegal juv./adults
others finfish bony fish Mysidacea/Decapoda (not Brachyura) Brazil juv./adults
others insects insects Insecta Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Diatoms Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Diatoms Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants green-algae Algae (not diatoms) Brazil juv./adults
plants other plants n.a./others Plant Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods Isopoda Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Caprellidae Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Gammaridea Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Copepoda Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Cumacea Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Brachyura Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Tanaidacea Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Cirripedia Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods Ostracoda Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns unidentified Senegal juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Bivalvia Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unidentified Senegal juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Gastropoda Brazil juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unidentified Senegal juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes Polychaeta Brazil juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. Invertebrates unidentified Senegal juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Mysidacea/Decapoda (not Brachyura) Brazil juv./adults
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