150 



Fishery Bulletin 105(1) 



Tetraplurus 



pfluegeri 



n=430 



25 

 LRL(mm) 



1.0 



1.5 



2.0 



2.5 



Figure 2 



Frequency distribution of lower rostral lengths (LRL) (mm) of Hyalo- 

 teuthis pelagica glassy flying squid eaten by yellowfin tuna iThunnus alba- 

 cares), albacore (Thunnus alalunga), white marlin (Tetraplurus albidus), and 

 longbill spearfish (Tetraplurus pfluegeri) in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. 



marlin, a common food item of albacore, longbill spear- 

 fish, and sailfish and a minor prey for the remaining 

 fishes. However, more information is needed to assess 

 the spatiotemporal importance of H. pelagica in the 



fish community, because 1) all fish were caught during 

 a relatively short period of time, and 2) a medium to 

 low number of specimens per fish species were collected 

 during the cruises. 



