Known prey organisms
Scombridae preys on:
Ethmidium maculatum
benthic carnivores
Engraulidae
Clupeidae
Etrumeus teres
Gonostomatidae
Diaphus splendidus
Callogobius atratus
Actinopterygii
Trachurus
Scomber japonicus
Merluccius
Cephalopoda
Chondrichthyes
Scombridae
Carangidae
Hemiramphidae
decomposers/microfauna
phytoplankton
organic stuff
Scaridae
benthic autotrophs
Blenniidae
Octopus
Decapoda
Stomatopoda
Anomura
Gastropoda
Scaphopoda
Neoloricata
Priapula
Polychaeta
Ophiuroidea
Bivalvia
Ctenophora
Ammodytes marinus
Clupea harengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
Scomber
Peprilus triacanthus
Actinonaias ellipsiformis
Tridonta arctica
Merluccius bilinearis
Urophycis regia
Urophycis tenuis
Urophycis chuss
Mustelus canis
Squalus acanthias
non-insect arthropods
Based on studies in:
USA: Rhode Island (Coastal)
South Africa, Southwest coast (Marine)
Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands shelf (Reef)
USA, Northeastern US contintental shelf (Coastal)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
Ethmidium maculatum
benthic carnivores
Engraulidae
Clupeidae
Etrumeus teres
Gonostomatidae
Diaphus splendidus
Callogobius atratus
Actinopterygii
Trachurus
Scomber japonicus
Merluccius
Cephalopoda
Chondrichthyes
Scombridae
Carangidae
Hemiramphidae
decomposers/microfauna
phytoplankton
organic stuff
Scaridae
benthic autotrophs
Blenniidae
Octopus
Decapoda
Stomatopoda
Anomura
Gastropoda
Scaphopoda
Neoloricata
Priapula
Polychaeta
Ophiuroidea
Bivalvia
Ctenophora
Ammodytes marinus
Clupea harengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
Scomber
Peprilus triacanthus
Actinonaias ellipsiformis
Tridonta arctica
Merluccius bilinearis
Urophycis regia
Urophycis tenuis
Urophycis chuss
Mustelus canis
Squalus acanthias
non-insect arthropods
Based on studies in:
USA: Rhode Island (Coastal)
South Africa, Southwest coast (Marine)
Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands shelf (Reef)
USA, Northeastern US contintental shelf (Coastal)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
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- Yodzis P (2000) Diffuse effects in food webs. Ecology 81:261266
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