Food items reported for Epinephelus merra
n = 17
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton finfish bony fish Acanthurus lineatus French Polynesia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Acanthurus triostegus French Polynesia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ctenochaetus striatus French Polynesia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Naso sp. French Polynesia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Apogon exostigma French Polynesia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Apogon kallopterus French Polynesia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Asterropteryx semipunctatus French Polynesia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Coryphopterus neophytus French Polynesia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sargocentron microstoma French Polynesia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Halichoeres trimaculatus French Polynesia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gymnothorax gracilicauda French Polynesia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Stegastes nigricans French Polynesia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Chlorurus sordidus French Polynesia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Siganus argenteus French Polynesia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Corythoichthys flavofasciatus French Polynesia juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Synodus variegatus French Polynesia juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified French Polynesia adults
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