Food items reported for Thalassoica antarctica
n = 18
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Loligo Terre Adélie adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Illex Terre Adélie adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Kondakovia longimana Terre Adélie adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Psychroteuthis glacialis Norway juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Teuthida Terre Adélie adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish unspecified squid Antarctica adults
nekton finfish bony fish Fish (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Electrona antarctica Antarctica adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gymnoscopelus braueri (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Myctophidae Antarctica juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Notolepis coatsi (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Nototheniidae Antarctica juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pleuragramma antarctica (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pleuragramma antarcticum Antarctica adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. n.a./other benth. crustaceans amphipods (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausia superba Antarctica recruits/juv.
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Krill Antarctica juv./adults
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