Food items reported for Chelon auratus
n = 37
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris unidentified France juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Chaetomorpha crassa (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton blue-green algae Lyngbya sp. (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Synechococcus sp. (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton Cocconeis scutellum (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton Synedra tabulata (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton Gomphosphaeria aponina (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton Navicula digito-radiata (not available) juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton unidentified Italy recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Corophium insidiosum (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Corophium insidiosum (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods unidentified Italy recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods Harpacticoida Italy recruits/juv.
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods Cyprideis littoralis (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods podocopid ostracods (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Chironomus salinarius (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects Diptera larvae Italy recruits/juv.
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified dipterans Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects other insects Spain juv./adults
zoobenthos insects insects unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Hydrobia acuta (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. Invertebrates unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos worms non-annelids Nematoda Italy recruits/juv.
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unidentified Italy recruits/juv.
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Bivalve larvae Italy recruits/juv.
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Polychaete larvae Italy recruits/juv.
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates Ammonia beccarii (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unidentified eggs Italy recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans cladocerans Spain juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. cladocerans unidentified Italy recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Cirripedia larvae Italy recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Decapod larvae Italy recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans rotifers Spain juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Calanoida Italy recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods copepods Spain juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Cyclopoida Italy recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentified copepod nauplii Italy recruits/juv.
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