Food items reported for Spheniscus magellanicus
n = 54
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Gonatus antarcticus Falkland Is. juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Loligo Argentina adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Illex Argentina adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Illex argentinus Brazil juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Kondakovia longimana Argentina adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Teuthida Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis encrasicolus Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis japonicus Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis mordax Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis ringens Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Atherinidae and Syngnathidae (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Austroatherina smitti (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Nototheniids (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Odontesthes smitti (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Southern Blue Whiting (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish unidentified (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Boreogadus saida Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Eleginus gracilis Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gadus macrocephalus Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Gadus morhua Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Micromesistius australis Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Micromesistius poutassou Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pollachius virens Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Agonopsis chiloensis (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Belone belone belone Chile adults
nekton finfish bony fish Clupea harengus Chile adults
nekton finfish bony fish Etrumeus teres Chile adults
nekton finfish bony fish Etrumeus whiteheadi Chile adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sardina pilchardus Chile adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sardinops sagax Chile adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sprattus fuegensis (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Sprattus sprattus Chile adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis anchoita Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis australis Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Engraulis capensis Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Merluccius hubbsii (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pleurogrammus azonus Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pleurogrammus monopterygius Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Macruronus magellanicus Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Macruronus novaezelandiae Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Merluccius Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish Merluccius hubbsi (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Pseudophycis bachus Argentina adults
nekton finfish bony fish other fish (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Perciformes (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Cololabis saira Chile adults
nekton finfish bony fish Scomberesox saurus saurus Chile adults
nekton finfish bony fish Scomberesox saurus scombroides Chile adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Decapods Falkland Is. juv./adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Clupea pallasii Chile adults
zooplankton fish (early stages) fish eggs/larvae Theragra chalcogramma Argentina adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Krill Falkland Is. juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Brachyura Argentina adults
zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans Shrimps, prawns Argentina adults
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