Food items reported for Monacanthus ciliatus
n = 32
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Thalassia USA juv./adults
plants phytoplankton diatoms unidentified diatoms USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Cymadusa sp. USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Lembos sp. USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Batea catharinensis USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Batea catharinensis USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Paracaprella tenuis USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Corophium sp. USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Ericthonius sp. USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Elasmopus sp. USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Paracaprella tenuis USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods unidentified harpacticoid copepods USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods unidentified isopods USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified cumaceans USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans unidentified tanaids USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. ostracods unidentified ostracods USA juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns unidentified shrimps USA juv./adults
zoobenthos cnidarians n.a./other polyps unidentified hydroids USA juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves unidentified bivalves USA juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks gastropods unidentified gastropods USA juv./adults
zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates Hydracarina sp. USA juv./adults
zoobenthos sponges/tunicates sponges unspecified sponges USA juv./adults
zoobenthos worms non-annelids unidentified nematodes USA juv./adults
zoobenthos worms non-annelids unidentified trematodes USA juv./adults
zoobenthos worms non-annelids unidentified turbellarians USA juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes Platynereis dumerilii USA juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes unidentified serpulids USA juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes Exogone dispar USA juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes Exogone dispar USA juv./adults
zoobenthos worms polychaetes Syllis spp. USA juv./adults
zooplankton other plank. invertebrates n.a./other plank. invertebrates unidentified invertebrate eggs USA juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods unidentified calanoid copepods USA juv./adults

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