| Table 1. Natural diets of the different life stages of the giant tiger prawn, Penaeus monodon | ||||
| Life stages1* | Food | Location of study | Authors | |
| Nauplius | Endotrophy | Narciso and Morais (2001) | ||
| Zoeae to Mysis | Phytoplankton | Philippines | Villaluz et al. (1969) | |
| Mysis to Postlarvae | Zooplankton and small crustaceans | Philippines | Villaluz et al. (1969) | |
| Postlarvae | Small crabs | Philippines | Marte (1980) | |
| Shrimps | ||||
| Molluscs | ||||
| Polychaetes | ||||
| Ophiuroids | ||||
| Fish debris | ||||
| Sand | ||||
| Silt | ||||
| Adults/Juveniles | Crustaceans | Red Sea coast | El Hag (1984) | |
| Annelids | of Sudan | |||
| Algae | ||||
| Mud | Kerapuglia | Thomas (1972) | ||
| Unidentified matter | estuary, India | |||
| Molluscs | Philippines | Marte (1982) | ||
| Crustaceans | ||||
| Fish remains | ||||
| Seaweed, 40% | ||||
| Crustaceans, 13% | Karachi, Pakistan | Sultana (2000) | ||
| Detritus, 13% | Focken et al. (1998) | |||
| Juvenile, semi-intensive pond (Focken et al., 1998) | Age | Week 6, % of diet | Week 11, % of diet | Week 16, % of diet |
| Feed | 28.9 | 47.5 | 21.7 | |
| Plant | 42.3 | 2.1 | 34.3 | |
| Crustacea | 1.8 | 22.8 | 31.7 | |
| Detritus | 27 | 8.6 | 12.9 | |
| *1. Modified from: Piedad�Pascual (1988) | ||||