Food items reported for Penaeus merguiensis
n = 13
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton finfish bony fish unspecified bony fishes Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods unspecified amphipods Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unspecified crustaceans Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unspecified cumaceans Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unspecified tanaids Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods unspecified ostracods Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars unspecified brittle stars Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins unspecified sea urchins Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unspecified bivalves Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unspecified gastropods Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks n.a./other mollusks unspecified scaphopods Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates unspecified forams Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unspecified polychaetes Australia juv./adults
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