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Decapod crustaceans as prey

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Crabs, shrimps, prawns and their relatives — ten-legged crustaceans that make up a large share of the diet of inshore and reef fish worldwide.

A supporting record, not a fishing profile

This page is here so FishingHQ can describe a biological relationship accurately — usually because a fish covered elsewhere on the site feeds on this. It covers what it is, where it lives and the evidence behind that relationship, and deliberately nothing about methods, bait or tackle. Its presence here is not a statement that anybody fishes for it.

Decapoda is the crustacean order containing crabs, shrimps, prawns, lobsters and crayfish. In shallow marine and estuarine habitats they are among the most abundant mobile invertebrates present, and the diets of a very large number of fish reflect that.

Some predators specialise on them. Black drum, sheepshead and many wrasse have dentition adapted to crushing shells. Others take them opportunistically alongside fish — bass, snapper, grouper, trevally, cod and flatfish all do.

The reason this record exists rather than a series of species records is that the evidence is normally reported at this level. A diet study reports crustacean remains, and identifying a crab from a fish's stomach to species is frequently impossible.

The scope is the order Decapoda excluding the freshwater crayfish: swimming crabs, shore crabs, penaeid and caridean shrimps and prawns, in marine, brackish AND fresh water. The freshwater restriction was corrected in Sprint 12: the record originally read 'marine and brackish' while already being cited for the freshwater prawns in Nile perch and Australian bass diets, which was an inconsistency between the scope statement and the edges resting on it. Freshwater crayfish remain separate, because the predators and the ecology are different enough to be worth separating. Amphipods, isopods, copepods and krill are not decapods and are not covered here.

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Supported by peer-reviewed research or fisheries science. The sources are listed and can be checked.

  • Australasian snapper

    Recorded diet evidence identifies decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Australian bass

    Recorded diet evidence identifies freshwater prawns and shrimps as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as freshwater prawns and shrimps.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of freshwater prawns and shrimps.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Ballan wrasse

    Recorded diet evidence identifies decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Barramundi

    Recorded diet evidence identifies prawns and other decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as prawns and other decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of prawns and other decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Black drum

    Recorded diet evidence identifies decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Black seabream

    A dietary claim recorded at GROUP level against a modelled prey concept, because the sources describe the prey as a group and inventing a species to point at would be the fabrication the precision audit exists to prevent.

    • Cefas science, advice and data on marine and freshwater environments Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Government fisheries body)Relied on for: UK marine fisheries science: survey data, distribution and the biological basis of management advice for the species concerned.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat and biology of the fishes of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Blonde ray

    A dietary claim recorded at GROUP level against a modelled prey concept, because the sources describe the prey as a group and selecting a species for the edge to point at would assert a precision the evidence does not carry.

    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat association, identification and biology of the sharks, skates and rays of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Diagnostic characters, habitat and depth range as set out in the FAO species identification sheets for the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Bluefin trevally

    Recorded diet evidence identifies decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Bonefish

    Recorded diet evidence identifies crabs and shrimps as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as crabs and shrimps.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of crabs and shrimps.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Bull huss

    A dietary claim recorded at GROUP level against a modelled prey concept, because the sources describe the prey as a group and selecting a species for the edge to point at would assert a precision the evidence does not carry.

    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat association, identification and biology of the sharks, skates and rays of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Diagnostic characters, habitat and depth range as set out in the FAO species identification sheets for the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Bull shark

    A dietary claim recorded at GROUP level against a modelled prey concept, because the sources describe the prey as a group and this catalogue holds no species record from the right ocean to point at.

    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Diagnostic characters, habitat association, depth range and distribution as set out in the FAO species identification guides for fishery purposes.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Distribution, maximum size, depth range, habitat association and biology as compiled for the species.States this directlyPassage read and verified
  • Common octopus

    A dietary claim recorded at GROUP level against a modelled prey concept, because the sources describe the prey as a group and this catalogue holds no species record from the right ocean to point at.

    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Diagnostic characters, habitat association, depth range and distribution as set out in the FAO species identification guides for fishery purposes.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Distribution, maximum size, depth range, habitat association and biology as compiled for the species.States this directlyPassage read and verified
  • Common snook

    Recorded diet evidence identifies penaeid shrimps and other decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as penaeid shrimps and other decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of penaeid shrimps and other decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Common stingray

    A dietary claim recorded at GROUP level against a modelled prey concept, because the sources describe the prey as a group and selecting a species for the edge to point at would assert a precision the evidence does not carry.

    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat association, identification and biology of the sharks, skates and rays of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Diagnostic characters, habitat and depth range as set out in the FAO species identification sheets for the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Conger eel

    Recorded diet evidence identifies decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Corkwing wrasse

    A diet claim recorded at group level, pointed at a modelled prey CATEGORY, because the reference works describe the diet as a group rather than by species. Naming a particular species the catalogue happens to hold would invent a precision the evidence never had.

    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat association, identification and biology of the fishes and inshore fauna of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Diagnostic characters, family placement, habitat and depth range as set out in the FAO species identification sheets for the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Cuckoo wrasse

    A diet claim recorded at group level, pointed at a modelled prey CATEGORY, because the reference works describe the diet as a group rather than by species. Naming a particular species the catalogue happens to hold would invent a precision the evidence never had.

    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat association, identification and biology of the fishes and inshore fauna of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Diagnostic characters, family placement, habitat and depth range as set out in the FAO species identification sheets for the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Curled octopus

    A diet claim recorded at group level, pointed at a modelled prey CATEGORY, because the reference works describe the diet as a group rather than by species.

    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat association, identification and biology of the fishes and inshore fauna of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Diagnostic characters, family placement, habitat and depth range as set out in the FAO species identification sheets for the region concerned.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Dab

    A dietary claim recorded at GROUP level against a modelled prey concept, because the sources describe the prey as a group and inventing a species to point at would be the fabrication the precision audit exists to prevent.

    • Cefas science, advice and data on marine and freshwater environments Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Government fisheries body)Relied on for: UK marine fisheries science: survey data, distribution and the biological basis of management advice for the species concerned.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat and biology of the fishes of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Dusky flathead

    Recorded diet evidence identifies prawns and other decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as prawns and other decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of prawns and other decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Dusky kob

    Recorded diet evidence identifies prawns and other decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as prawns and other decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of prawns and other decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • European eel

    Recorded diet evidence identifies decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • European flounder

    A dietary claim recorded at GROUP level against a modelled prey concept, because the sources describe the prey as a group and inventing a species to point at would be the fabrication the precision audit exists to prevent.

    • Cefas science, advice and data on marine and freshwater environments Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Government fisheries body)Relied on for: UK marine fisheries science: survey data, distribution and the biological basis of management advice for the species concerned.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat and biology of the fishes of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • European sea bass

    Recorded diet evidence identifies decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Flapper skate

    A dietary claim recorded at GROUP level against a modelled prey concept, because the sources describe the prey as a group and selecting a species for the edge to point at would assert a precision the evidence does not carry.

    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat association, identification and biology of the sharks, skates and rays of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Diagnostic characters, habitat and depth range as set out in the FAO species identification sheets for the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Gag grouper

    Recorded diet evidence identifies decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Giant trevally

    Recorded diet evidence identifies decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Gilthead bream

    Recorded diet evidence identifies decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Greater weever

    A dietary claim recorded at GROUP level against a modelled prey concept, because the sources describe the prey as a group and inventing a species to point at would be the fabrication the precision audit exists to prevent.

    • Cefas science, advice and data on marine and freshwater environments Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Government fisheries body)Relied on for: UK marine fisheries science: survey data, distribution and the biological basis of management advice for the species concerned.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat and biology of the fishes of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Grey gurnard

    A dietary claim recorded at GROUP level against a modelled prey concept, because the sources describe the prey as a group and inventing a species to point at would be the fabrication the precision audit exists to prevent.

    • Cefas science, advice and data on marine and freshwater environments Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Government fisheries body)Relied on for: UK marine fisheries science: survey data, distribution and the biological basis of management advice for the species concerned.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat and biology of the fishes of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Ling

    Recorded diet evidence identifies decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Long-spined sea scorpion

    A diet claim recorded at group level, pointed at a modelled prey CATEGORY, because the reference works describe the diet as a group rather than by species.

    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat association, identification and biology of the fishes and inshore fauna of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Diagnostic characters, family placement, habitat and depth range as set out in the FAO species identification sheets for the region concerned.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Mediterranean moray

    A diet claim recorded at group level, pointed at a modelled prey CATEGORY, because the reference works describe the diet as a group rather than by species. Naming a particular species the catalogue happens to hold would invent a precision the evidence never had.

    • Cefas science, advice and data on marine and freshwater environments Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Government fisheries body)Relied on for: UK marine science: distribution, habitat association, shellfish and crustacean monitoring, and the biological basis of management advice.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Habitat, depth range and distribution as set out in the FAO species identification sheets for the region concerned.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Nile perch

    Recorded diet evidence identifies freshwater prawns as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as freshwater prawns.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of freshwater prawns.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Northern red snapper

    Recorded diet evidence identifies decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Red drum

    Recorded diet evidence identifies blue crabs and other decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as blue crabs and other decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of blue crabs and other decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Red gurnard

    A diet claim recorded at group level, pointed at a modelled prey CATEGORY, because the reference works describe the diet as a group rather than by species. Naming a particular species the catalogue happens to hold would invent a precision the evidence never had.

    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat association, identification and biology of the fishes and inshore fauna of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Diagnostic characters, family placement, habitat and depth range as set out in the FAO species identification sheets for the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Red lionfish

    A diet claim recorded at group level, pointed at a modelled prey CATEGORY, because the reference works describe the diet as a group rather than by species. Naming a particular species the catalogue happens to hold would invent a precision the evidence never had.

    • Cefas science, advice and data on marine and freshwater environments Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Government fisheries body)Relied on for: UK marine science: distribution, habitat association, shellfish and crustacean monitoring, and the biological basis of management advice.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Habitat, depth range and distribution as set out in the FAO species identification sheets for the region concerned.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Red scorpionfish

    A diet claim recorded at group level, pointed at a modelled prey CATEGORY, because the reference works describe the diet as a group rather than by species. Naming a particular species the catalogue happens to hold would invent a precision the evidence never had.

    • Cefas science, advice and data on marine and freshwater environments Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Government fisheries body)Relied on for: UK marine science: distribution, habitat association, shellfish and crustacean monitoring, and the biological basis of management advice.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Habitat, depth range and distribution as set out in the FAO species identification sheets for the region concerned.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Reef stonefish

    A diet claim recorded at group level, pointed at a modelled prey CATEGORY, because the reference works describe the diet as a group rather than by species.

    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Habitat association, depth range and distribution as set out in the FAO species identification sheets for the Indo-Pacific and Red Sea.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species International Union for Conservation of Nature (Conservation authority)Relied on for: Global assessment and distribution for the species concerned.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Small-spotted catshark

    A dietary claim recorded at GROUP level against a modelled prey concept, because the sources describe the prey as a group and selecting a species for the edge to point at would assert a precision the evidence does not carry.

    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat association, identification and biology of the sharks, skates and rays of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Diagnostic characters, habitat and depth range as set out in the FAO species identification sheets for the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Spotted eagle ray

    A dietary claim recorded at GROUP level against a modelled prey concept, because the sources describe the prey as a group and this catalogue holds no species record from the right ocean to point at.

    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Diagnostic characters, habitat association, depth range and distribution as set out in the FAO species identification guides for fishery purposes.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Distribution, maximum size, depth range, habitat association and biology as compiled for the species.States this directlyPassage read and verified
  • Spotted ray

    A dietary claim recorded at GROUP level against a modelled prey concept, because the sources describe the prey as a group and selecting a species for the edge to point at would assert a precision the evidence does not carry.

    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat association, identification and biology of the sharks, skates and rays of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Diagnostic characters, habitat and depth range as set out in the FAO species identification sheets for the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Spotted seatrout

    Recorded diet evidence identifies penaeid shrimps and other decapod crustaceans as a food item of this predator at group level rather than to species. The edge points at the taxon record for that reason, and encoding it as a species-level claim would assert something the source does not.

    • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Food items recorded for this predator, given as penaeid shrimps and other decapod crustaceans.States this directlyPassage read and verified
    • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species account describing this predator's diet, recorded at the level of penaeid shrimps and other decapod crustaceans.Background and mechanism onlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
  • Tub gurnard

    A dietary claim recorded at GROUP level against a modelled prey concept, because the sources describe the prey as a group and inventing a species to point at would be the fabrication the precision audit exists to prevent.

    • Cefas science, advice and data on marine and freshwater environments Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Government fisheries body)Relied on for: UK marine fisheries science: survey data, distribution and the biological basis of management advice for the species concerned.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly
    • The Fishes of the British Isles and North-West Europe Macmillan, 1969 (Reference work)Relied on for: Distribution, habitat and biology of the fishes of the British Isles and north-west Europe.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly

Sources for this page

  • FishBase: a global information system on fishes Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. — FishBase Consortium (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Recorded food items for the predatory species this taxon is cited as prey for, at the granularity the database records them.States this directlyPassage read and verified
  • FAO Species Identification Guides for Fishery Purposes and the FAO Species Catalogues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Scientific institute)Relied on for: Species and family accounts describing food items, given at family or functional-group level where that is what the account states.States this directlyCitation checked — the work exists and is described correctly

How FishingHQ labels evidence is explained in the evidence policy.

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