Food items reported for Elops machnata
n = 19
| Food I | Food II | Food III | Food name | Country | Predator Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Atherina breviceps | South Africa | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Trachurus capensis | South Africa | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Gilchristella aestuaria | South Africa | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | Rhabdosargus holubi | South Africa | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | bony fish | unidentified | (not available) | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | n.a./other finfish | unspecified Mugilidae | South Africa | juv./adults |
| nekton | finfish | n.a./other finfish | unspecified fishes | South Africa | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | benth. crust. | crabs | Hymenosoma orbiculare | South Africa | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | benth. crust. | isopods | Eurydice longicornis | South Africa | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | unspecified Brachyura | South Africa | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | unspecified shrimp | Oman | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | Upogebia africana | South Africa | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | Palaemon pacificus | South Africa | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | Macropetasma africana | South Africa | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | unidentified | (not available) | juv./adults |
| zoobenthos | mollusks | n.a./other cephalopods | unspecified Cephalopoda | South Africa | juv./adults |
| zooplankton | plank. crust. | mysids | Mesopodopsis slabberi | South Africa | juv./adults |
| zooplankton | plank. crust. | mysids | Rhopalophthalmus terranatalis | South Africa | juv./adults |
| zooplankton | plank. crust. | n.a./other plank. crustaceans | unspecified Mysida | South Africa | juv./adults |