Food items reported for Phaethon rubricauda
n = 29
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Cephalopods Seychelles juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Loligo Australia adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Illex Australia adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Kondakovia longimana Australia adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Teuthida Australia adults
nekton finfish bony fish Coryphaena spp. (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Cypselurus furcatus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Evolantia micropterus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Hemirhamphidae (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Tylosuridae (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Exocoetus volitans (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Decapterus macarellus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish sunfish (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Decapterus Australia adults
nekton finfish bony fish Trachurus Australia adults
nekton finfish bony fish Trachurus declivis Australia adults
nekton finfish bony fish Trachurus mediterraneus Australia adults
nekton finfish bony fish Trachurus symmetricus Australia adults
nekton finfish bony fish Trachurus trachurus Australia adults
nekton finfish bony fish Clupea harengus (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Etrumeus teres (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Etrumeus whiteheadi (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sardina pilchardus (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sardinops sagax (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sprattus sprattus (not available) adults
nekton finfish bony fish Exocoetidae Australia adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Clupea pallasii (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Brachyura (not available) adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Shrimps, prawns (not available) adults
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