Food items reported for Balaenoptera physalus
n = 23
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Moroteuthis knipovitchi Antarctica juv./adults
nekton cephalopods squids/cuttlefish Unspecified squid Canada juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Ammodytes americanus USA juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Clupea harengus harengus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Unspecified fishes Canada juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Micromesistius poutassou (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Icosteus spp. Canada juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Mallotus villosus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Scomber scombrus (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods Themisto gaudichaudii (not available) juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks octopi Unspecified octopi Canada juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausia pacifica Canada juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausia superba (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Euphausia vallentini (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Meganyctiphanes norvegica (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Nyctiphanes simplex Mexico adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Thysanoessa inermis (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Thysanoessa spinifera Canada juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. euphausiids Unspecified euphausiids Canada juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Calanus finmarchicus (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Neocalanus cristatus Canada juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Neocalanus tonsus (not available) juv./adults
zooplankton plank. crust. plank. copepods Unspecified copepods Canada juv./adults
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