APPENDIX 



Table 1. — List of forage organisms (arranged in order 

 of frequency of occurrence) found in 82 skipjack 

 tuna stomachs with food, collected from area 1 



[Frequency of occurrence and volume are given for each taxon. 

 See figure 1 for location of area of sampling] 



Taxon 



Frequency 



of 

 occurrence 



Volume 



Per- PcT- 



No. cent Ml. cent 



Fishes: 



Unidentifiable 6 7.2 7.0 1.2 



Scombridae: 



Scomber spp. 46 56.0 135.1 24.0 



Scomber aombrua 35 42.6 373.2 66.3 



Other Scombridae 3 3.6 6.6 1.2 



Mollusks: 



Ommastrephidae 3 3.6 40.9 7.3 



Table 2. — List of forage organisms (arranged in order 

 of frequency of occurrence) found in 16 yellow fin 

 tuna stomachs with food, collected from area 1 



[Frequency of occurrence and volume are given for each taxon. 

 See figure 1 for location of area of sampling] 



Frequency 

 Taxon of 



occurrence Volume 



Per- 

 No. cent 



Per- 



ML cent 



Fishes : 



Unidentifiable 14 87.5 257.2 



Bramidae 



Collybus dTQchme 5 



Brama rayi 1 



Pterycombiia goodei 1 



Balistidae 



lialistea spp. 2 



Other Balistidae 3 



Gempylidae 



Gempylua aerpena 4 



Other Gempylidae 2 



Dactylopteridae 



Dactyloptertta volitana 5 



Holocentridae 



fiolocentrua spp. 3 



Holocentriia vexillarius 1 



Scombridae 



Auxia spp. 4 



Triglidae 



Periatedion spp. 2 



Monocanthidae 



Cantherinea sp. 2 



Exocoetidae 1 



Belonidae 1 



Syngnathidae 



Hippocampua spp. 1 



Branchiostegidae 



Malaranthua sp. 1 



Coryphaenidae 



Coryphacna spp. 1 



Coryphacna hippurva 1 



Acanthuridae 



Aranthurua spp. 1 



Other Acanthuridae 1 



Molidae 



Mala mala 1 6.2 1.2 



Mollusks: 



Cephalopoda 

 Octopoda 



Argonauta sp. 1 6.2 23.5 



Teuthoidea 



Unidentified 



Ommastrtphidae 3 18.7 34.5 



Unidentified Teuthoidea 5 31.2 106.0 



Other Cephalopoda 2 12.5 0.2 



Table 2. — List of forage organisms (arranged in order 

 of frequency of occurrence) found in 16 yellow fin 

 tuna stomachs with food, collected from area 1 — 

 Continued 



Frequency 



of 

 occurrence 



Volume 



Per- 

 No. cent Ml. 



Per- 

 cent 



Gastropoda 



Heliaoma dury 



Crustaceans: 



Decapods 



Brachyura (megalopae) 

 Raninidae (megalopae) 



Amphipoda (Hyperiidae) 



Phroaina aemilunata 



Phronima acdentaria 



Brachyacelua spp. 



Other Hy peri idea 



1 6.2 



0.3 <0.1 



6.2 

 6.2 



18.7 

 6.2 

 6.2 

 6.2 



0.1 

 0.8 



<0.1 



<0.1 



11.3 1.0 



0.2 <0.1 



0.5 <0.1 



0.5 <0.1 



Volume 



Ml. 



Per- 

 cent 



2.9 

 9.0 



<0.1 



Table 3. — List of forage orgariisms (arranged in order 

 of frequency of occurrence) found in SU7 skipjack 

 tuna stomachs with food, collected from area 2 



[Frequency of occurrence and volume are given for each taxon. 

 See figure 1 for location of area of sampling] 



Frequency 



Taxon of 



occurrence 



Per- 



No. cent 



Fishes: 



Unidentifiable 241 69.4 



Scombridae 



Anxia spp. 85 24.5 



Katauwonua pelamia 10 2.9 



Euthynnua alletteratua 1 0.3 



Thnnnua spp. 3 0.8 



ThunnuB atlanticuB 1 0.3 



Other Scombridae 89 25.6 



Gempylidae 



Gempyhta sp. 1 0.3 



Gcmpylua aerpena 40 11.6 



Ncaiarchua naautua 2 0.5 



Other Gempylidae 52 14.9 



Chaetodontidae 



Holacanthua spp. 58 16.7 



Holacanthua tricolor 2 0.5 



Holacanthua ciliaria 2 0.5 



Chaetodon aedcntariua 1 0.3 



Chaetodon spp. 30 8.6 



Mullidae 



Pacudupeneua spp. 1 0.3 



PaeudupeneuB maculatua 19 5.5 



Other Mullidae 67 19.3 



Serranidae 



Parantkiaa sp. 1 0.3 



Parantkiaa furcifer 75 21.6 



Other Serranidae 4 1.1 



Acanthuridae 



Acanthurua spp. 55 15.8 



Acanthurtta coeruleua 18 5.2 



Acanthurua bahianua 1 0.3 



Holocentridae 



HoloccntTUB spp. 61 17.6 



Holocenlrua vexillariua 4 1.1 



Myripriatia jacobua 1 0.3 



Other Holocentridae 3 0.8 



Dactylopteridae 



Dactylopterua volitana 66 19.0 



Monacanthidae 



Monancanthua spp. 13 3.7 



Cantherinea sp. 20 5.8 



Can therinea pullua 1 0.3 



Alutcra spp. 1 0.3 



Other Monacanthidae 39 11.2 



Carangidae 



Vomer aetapinnie 22 6.3 



Decaptema spp. 4 1.1 



Decaptcrna punctatua 5 1.4 



Caranx spp. 5 1.4 



Caranx bartholomaei 3 0.8 



Trachinotiia spp. 2 0.5 



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