Stable isotopes challenge the perception of ocean sunfish Mola mola as obligate jellyfish predators

J Fish Biol. 2012 Jan;80(1):225-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03163.x. Epub 2011 Dec 8.

Abstract

Evidence is provided from stable isotope analysis that aggregations of small ocean sunfish Mola mola (total length <1 m) feed broadly within coastal food webs and their classification as obligate predators of gelatinous zooplankton requires revision.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Diet
  • Food Chain*
  • Isotope Labeling
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Perciformes / metabolism
  • Perciformes / physiology*
  • Predatory Behavior
  • Scyphozoa / physiology