Composition of the Diet 



A therinopsis californiensis 



Larval jacksmelt were collected almost ex- 



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clusively in the neuston in the two sampling 

 blocks (A and B) between the 6 and 12 m iso- 

 baths, from October 1978 to June 1979. In total, 

 118 specimens were dissected (Table 1); 47% of 

 these contained food. The overall feeding inci- 



Table 3. — Feeding incidence of fish larvae by block, depth stratum, and larval developmental stage. Blocks correspond 

 and E = epibenthos. N, = total number of larvae dissected; N, = number of larvae containing food; 



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