Food items reported for Dosidicus gigas
n = 37
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus debris unidentified organic matter Mexico juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Ancistrocheirus lesueurii Mexico juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish unspecified cephalopod (not available) juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish unspecified squid (not available) juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Dosidicus gigas Mexico juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Thysanoteuthis rhombus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Porichthys sp. Mexico juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Oligoplites sp. Mexico juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified carangid Mexico juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sardinops sagax Mexico juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis mordax Mexico juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified engraulid fish Mexico juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified anchovies (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified grunions (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified pelagic fishes (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified saury Chile juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified skipper (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Benthosema panamense Mexico juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Triphoturus mexicanus Mexico juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified myctophid Mexico juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Scomber japonicus Mexico juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified Teleostei Mexico juv./adults
others others n.a./others unspecified items Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs unidentified crab Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters Pleuroncodes planipes USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified crustacean Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans Pleuroncodes planipes Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns unidentified shrimp Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Plesionika sp. Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns Sicyonia sp. Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Cavolinia sp. Mexico juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unspecified mollusks (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unspecified pteropod (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unspecified Pterotracheoidea (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unspecified plankton Chile juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids unidentified euphausiid Mexico juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unspecified penaeid shrimp post larvae Mexico juv./adults
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