Relative importance of gelatinous plankton in the diet of pelagic mesopredators and apex predators from the Mediterranean Sea, as revealed by stomach content analysis.

The diet column reports the preys contributing at least 5% in weight or volume to stomach contents (F: Teleostei; D: Decapoda, H: Hyperiidea, E: Euphausiids; C: Cephalopoda, Cn: Cnidaria, Ct: Cetaceans; U: Urochordata). Consumption of cnidarians and urochordata representing less than 5% is reported in brackets.*: data from the Atlantic.