Food items reported for Penaeus esculentus
n = 42
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish unspecified fish Australia juv./adults
others others n.a./others unspecified Ciliophora Australia juv./adults
others others n.a./others unspecified foraminiferans Australia juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Enhalus acoroides Australia juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Halophila ovalis Australia juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Zostera capricorni Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Achnanthes sp. Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Nitzschia sp. Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Biddulphia sp. Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Cocconeis sp. Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Coscinodiscus sp. Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Diploneis sp. Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Grammatophora sp. Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Mastogloia sp. Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Navicula sp. Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Pinnularia sp. Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Pleurosigma sp. Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Rhabdonema sp. Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Rhopalodia sp. Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Thalassiothrix sp. Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms Synedra sp. Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton unspecified filamentous algae Australia juv./adults
plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton Amphora sp. Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods unspecified amphipods Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods unspecified isopods 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 decapods Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unspecified Tanaidaecea Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods Loxoconha cf. australis Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods unspecified ostracods Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea stars/brittle stars unspecified ophiuroids Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unspecified bivalves Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unspecified gastropods Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unspecified gastropods Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates unspecified bryozoans Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates unspecified sea spider Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates unspecified sipunculids Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos worms n.a./other annelids unspecified nematodes Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unspecified Nereidae Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unspecified polychaetes Australia juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unspecified Terebellidae Australia juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unspecified copepdos Australia juv./adults
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