FISHERY BULLETIN: VOL. 70, NO. 4 



Appendix Table 1. — List of forage organisms found in stomachs from 356 skipjack 

 tunas, collected off the west coast of Africa during UN6801. Number of organisms, 

 frequency of occurrence, and percentage of total volume are given for each taxon. Size 

 ranges and mean sizes are given only for certain forage fishes. Fishes are listed in 

 decreasing order of frequency of occurrence by families; crustaceans, moUusks, and 

 miscellaneous groups are listed by broad categories. 



Taxon 



Volume 



Number 



% 



ml 



Size (mm) 



Range Mean 



Fishes: 



Unidentifiable 

 Corangidae 



Vomer setapinnis 



Decapterus spp. 



Unidentified Corangidae 

 Scombridae 



Euthynnus alletteratus 



Auxis spp. 



Katsuwonus petamis 



Thunnus spp. 



Unidentified Scombridae 

 Gempylidae 



Gempylus serpens 



Nealotus tripes 



Promethichthys Prometheus 



Nesiarchus nasutus 



Unidentified Gempylidae 

 Muilidoe 



Pseudupeneus prayensis 



Unidentified Mullidae 

 Priacanthidae 



Prxacanthus spp. 



Priacanthus arenatus 

 Lutionidae 



Unidentified Lutjonidae 

 Serronidae 



Unidentified Serronidae 

 Acanl"huridae 



Acanthurus monroviae 



Unidentified Aconthuridoe 

 Dactylopteridae 



Dactylopterus volitans 

 Gonostomotidae 



Vinciguerria nimbaria 



Unidentified Gonostomotidae 

 Engraulidae 



Anchoviella guineensis 

 Synodonfidae 



Saurida brasiliensis 



Unidentified Synodontidoe 

 Bothidoe 



Unidentified Bothidoe 

 Bolistidoe 



Unidentified Bolistidoe 

 Tetroodontidoe 



Unidentified Tetroodontidoe 

 Parolepididoe 



Unidentified Parolepididoe 

 Anguillcidei 



Unidentified Anguilloldei 

 Holocentridoe 



Unidentified Holocentridoe 

 Scorpaenidoe 



Unidentified Scorpaenidoe 

 Blennidoe 



Ophioblennius webbi 

 Aulopidao 



Aulopus spp. 



1,912 



62 



3,098 



229 



49 



25 



64.3 



179.5 



6.5 



13.8 



16.5 



0.6 



7.0 



247.0 



8.9 



7^7 



1-34 



21-34 



19 



19 



27 



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