Food items reported for Portunus segnis
n = 19
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus carcasses unspecified animal tissues Bahrain juv./adults
detritus detritus debris sand and mud Iran juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified bony fish Iran juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified fish Bahrain juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unspecified algal filaments Iran juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unspecified green algae Bahrain juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unspecified brown algae Bahrain juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods unspecified copepods Iran juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs unspecified crabs Iran juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unspecifid barnacles Iran juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns unspecified shrimps Iran juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unspecified bivalves (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Cardita bicolor Iran juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Cerithium erythraeonense Iran juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Circenita callipyga Iran juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Marcia hiantina Iran juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unspecified mollusks Bahrain juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates unspecified forams Iran juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unspecified polychaetes Bahrain juv./adults
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