| Scientific | English | ISSCAAP | TL | seTL |
| Muraenolepis spp. | Moray code | 32 | 3.8 | 0.25 |
| Pauly, D. and V. Christensen. 1995. Primary production required to sustain global fisheries Nature 374: 255-257. |
| Murex spp | Murex | 56 | 2.1 | 0.13 |
| Pauly, D. and V. Christensen. 1995. Primary production required to sustain global fisheries Nature 374: 255-257. |
| Mustelus asterias | Starry smoothhound | 38 | 3.8 | 0.53 |
| Mendoza, J.J.. 1993. A preliminary biomass budget for the northeastern Venezuela Shelf ecosystem. p. 285-297. In D. Pauly |
| and V. Christensen (eds.) Trophic models of aquatic ecosystems. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 26. |
| Mustelus mustelus | Smoothhound | 38 | 3.8 | 0.53 |
| Mendoza, J.J.. 1993. A preliminary biomass budget for the northeastern Venezuela Shelf ecosystem. p. 285-297. In D. Pauly |
| and V. Christensen (eds.) Trophic models of aquatic ecosystems. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 26. |
| Mustelus schmitti | Narrownose smooth-hound | 38 | 3.8 | 0.53 |
| Mendoza, J.J.. 1993. A preliminary biomass budget for the northeastern Venezuela Shelf ecosystem. p. 285-297. In D. Pauly |
| and V. Christensen (eds.) Trophic models of aquatic ecosystems. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 26. |
| Mustelus spp | Smoothhounds | 38 | 3.8 | 0.53 |
| Mendoza, J.J.. 1993. A preliminary biomass budget for the northeastern Venezuela Shelf ecosystem. p. 285-297. In D. Pauly |
| and V. Christensen (eds.) Trophic models of aquatic ecosystems. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 26. |
| Mya arenaria | Soft shell(=Soft clam) | 56 | 2.1 | 0.13 |
| Pauly, D. and V. Christensen. 1995. Primary production required to sustain global fisheries Nature 374: 255-257. |
| Mycteroperca spp | Brazilian groupers | 33 | 3.9 | 0.35 |
| Opitz, S.. 1993. A quantitative model of the trophic interactions in a Caribbean coral reef ecosystem. p. 269-278. In D. |
| Pauly and V. Christensen (eds.) Trophic models of aquatic ecosystems. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 26. |
| Mycteroperca xenarcha | Broomtail grouper | 33 | 3.9 | 0.35 |
| Opitz, S.. 1993. A quantitative model of the trophic interactions in a Caribbean coral reef ecosystem. p. 269-278. In D. |
| Pauly and V. Christensen (eds.) Trophic models of aquatic ecosystems. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 26. |
| Myctophidae | Lanternfishes | 34 | 3.4 | 0.48 |
| Pauly, D. and V. Christensen. 1993. Stratified models of large marine ecosystems: a general approach, and an application |
| to the South China Sea. p. 148-174. In K. Sherman, L.M. Alexander and B.D. Gold (eds.) Stress, Mitigation and |
| Sustainability of Large |
| Myliobatidae | Eagle rays | 38 | 3.5 | 0.52 |
| De P. e Silva, R., M.I. Sousa and A.M. Caramelo. 1993. The Maputo Bay ecosystem (Mozambique). p. 214-223. In D. Pauly |
| and V. Christensen (eds.) Trophic models of aquatic ecosystems. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 26. |
| Mylopharyngodon piceus | Black carp | 11 | 2.7 | 0.34 |
| Pauly, D. and V. Christensen. 1995. Primary production required to sustain global fisheries Nature 374: 255-257. |
| Myoxocephalus spp | Sculpins | 33 | 3.5 | 0.26 |
| Pauly, D. and V. Christensen. 1995. Primary production required to sustain global fisheries Nature 374: 255-257. |
| Mystacoceti | Baleen whales nei | 61 | 3.4 | 0.95 |
| Pauly, D., A. Trites, E. Capuli and V. Christensen. 1995. Diet composition and trophic levels of marine mammals. Paper |
| presented at the Annual Science Conference of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Aalborg, Denmark, |
| 21-29 Septembe |
| Mytilidae | Sea mussels nei | 54 | 2.1 | 0.22 |
| Machena, C., J. Kolding and R.A. Sanyanga.. 1993. A preliminary assessment of the tropic structure of Lake Kariba, Africa. |
| p. 130-137. In D. Pauly and V. Christensen (eds.) Trophic models of aquatic ecosystems. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 26. |
| Mytilus canaliculus | New Zealand mussel | 54 | 2.1 | 0.22 |
| Machena, C., J. Kolding and R.A. Sanyanga.. 1993. A preliminary assessment of the tropic structure of Lake Kariba, Africa. |
| p. 130-137. In D. Pauly and V. Christensen (eds.) Trophic models of aquatic ecosystems. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 26. |
| Mytilus chilensis | Chilean mussel | 54 | 2.1 | 0.22 |
| Machena, C., J. Kolding and R.A. Sanyanga.. 1993. A preliminary assessment of the tropic structure of Lake Kariba, Africa. |
| p. 130-137. In D. Pauly and V. Christensen (eds.) Trophic models of aquatic ecosystems. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 26. |
| Mytilus crassitesta | Korean mussel | 54 | 2.1 | 0.22 |
| Machena, C., J. Kolding and R.A. Sanyanga.. 1993. A preliminary assessment of the tropic structure of Lake Kariba, Africa. |
| p. 130-137. In D. Pauly and V. Christensen (eds.) Trophic models of aquatic ecosystems. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 26. |
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