Food items reported for Triakis megalopterus
n = 37
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Loligo vulgaris South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Galeichthys sp. South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Trachurus capensis South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Cheilodactylus pixi South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Chirodactylus brachydactylus South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Chorisochismus dentex South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pomadasys olivaceus South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Liza richardsonii South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified fish South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pomatomus saltatrix South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Argyrosomus inodorus South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Haploblepharus fuscus South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Diplodus sargus capensis South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Lithognathus mormyrus South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pachymetopon aeneum South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pagellus bellottii natalensis South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sarpa salpa South Africa juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish n.a./other finfish Scyliorhinus capensis (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Ovalipes trimaculatus South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Plagusia chabrus South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs unidentified (not available) adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Atergatis roseus South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Atergatis roseus South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters Jasus lalandii South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters Panulirus homarus South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters Scyllarides elisabethae South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters Scyllarides elisabethae South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters unidentified (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unidentified mussel South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Haliotis midae South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Haliotis midae South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods Sepia sp. South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks octopi Octopus vulgaris South Africa juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks octopi Octopus vulgaris South Africa juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Rhinobatos sp. South Africa juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Haploblepharus fuscus South Africa juv./adults
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