Known prey organisms
Phocidae preys on:
zooplankton
Actinopterygii
Cephalopoda
Spheniscidae
Animalia
benthic carnivores
Engraulidae
Clupeidae
Etrumeus teres
Gonostomatidae
Diaphus splendidus
Callogobius atratus
Trachurus
Scomber japonicus
Merluccius
Thyrsites atun
Aves
Chondrichthyes
Ammodytes marinus
Clupea harengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
Scomber
Actinonaias ellipsiformis
Merluccius bilinearis
Urophycis regia
Urophycis tenuis
Urophycis chuss
Gadidae
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Scombridae
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Based on studies in:
Southern Ocean (Marine, Tropical)
South Africa, Southwest coast (Marine)
Norway: Spitsbergen (Coastal)
USA, Northeastern US contintental shelf (Coastal)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
zooplankton
Actinopterygii
Cephalopoda
Spheniscidae
Animalia
benthic carnivores
Engraulidae
Clupeidae
Etrumeus teres
Gonostomatidae
Diaphus splendidus
Callogobius atratus
Trachurus
Scomber japonicus
Merluccius
Thyrsites atun
Aves
Chondrichthyes
Ammodytes marinus
Clupea harengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
Scomber
Actinonaias ellipsiformis
Merluccius bilinearis
Urophycis regia
Urophycis tenuis
Urophycis chuss
Gadidae
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Scombridae
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Based on studies in:
Southern Ocean (Marine, Tropical)
South Africa, Southwest coast (Marine)
Norway: Spitsbergen (Coastal)
USA, Northeastern US contintental shelf (Coastal)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- B. C. Patten and J. T. Finn, Systems approach to continental shelf ecosystems. In: Theoretical Systems Ecology, E. Halfon, Ed. (Academic Press, New York, 1979) pp. 183-212 from p. 202.
- V. S. Summerhayes and C. S. Elton, Contributions to the ecology of Spitsbergen and Bear Island, J. Ecol. 11:214-286, from p. 232 (1923).
- Link J (2002) Does food web theory work for marine ecosystems? Mar Ecol Prog Ser 230:19
- Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 16, 2011 at http://animaldiversity.org. http://www.animaldiversity.org
- Yodzis P (2000) Diffuse effects in food webs. Ecology 81:261266
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