FISHERY BULLETIN: VOL. 78, NO. 3 



Table 4. — Stomach contents oiLampanyctus steinbecki: number offish examined, number with intact prey, total number of prey, and 

 number of each prey type for each depth and size category. The apparent search volume (see text) for each prey type is given in 

 parentheses after the number eaten. Rarely eaten prey types ("Other prey") are given by depth and size categories below the main 

 body of the table. Copepodite stages of copepods are designated as in Table 3. 



other prey: 70 m: 26-35 mm- 



36-45 mm- 



90 m: 36-45 mm- 



110 m: 36-45 mm- 



46-50 mm- 



170 m: 36-45 mm - 



46-54 mm- 



-2 Clausocalanus spp. (0.09), 1 Neocalanus spp. (1.2), 1 Scolecithrix danae (0.69) 



-1 mysid (4.5) 



-1 Euaetideus acutus (0.05) 



-1 Thysanopoda sp. (1.4) 



-2 megalopae (5.4), 1 Undinula darwini (1.73), 1 cyclopoid (0.09), 1 fish larva (0.31) 



-1 Penaeidean adult (8.94) 



-1 Nematobrachion sexspinosus (9.51) 



Aetideidae 2.0-3.0 mm 

 Aetideidae >3.0 mm 

 Euchaeta media 

 Pleuromamma xiphias 

 P xiphias CV 

 P abdominalis 

 P. gracilis 



Candacia longimana 

 Candacia spp. CV, CVI 

 Paracandacia spp. CV, CVI 

 Oncaea spp. >0.6 mm 

 Corycaeus spp. 

 Euphausia spp. 

 Stylocheiron spp. 

 Thysanopoda aequalis 

 Thysanopoda spp. 



1(0.19) — — 



1(0.19) — — 



- - 1(1.25) 



13(0.53) 3(0.29) — 



1(0.15) — — 



3(0.06) 1(0.05) — 



2(0.47) 5(2.60) — 



1(0.04) — — 



2(0.19) — — 



2(0.04) — — 



11(0.09) 5(0.09) 5(0.16) 



5(0.20) — — 



2(3.60) 1(4.30) — 



1(5.80) — 1(22.2) 



2(0.15) 

 1(0.24) 

 2(0.02) 

 1(0.07) 

 6(0.43) 

 4(0.08) 

 1(0.19) 

 4(0.20) 

 3(0.07) 

 2(0.17) 



8(1.21) 

 2(0.38) 

 1(0.09) 



1(0,05) 

 3(0.27) 



2(0.02) 

 1(0.08) 

 2(0.17) 

 3(0.07) 

 2(0.44) 



2(0.06) 



1(0.05) 

 4(0.70) 

 3(0.66) 

 1(0.22) 



1(x) 1(x) 



— — 2(0.12) — 

 2(0.31) 1(0.18) 4(0.46) 2(0.28) 



— 1(0.17) - - 

 6(0.35) 10(0.71) 18(0.79) 5(0.27) 

 2(0.25) 1(0.15) — — 

 1(0.17) — 2(0.25) — 

 2(0.03) 1(0.02) — — 

 1(0.19) 3(0.69) — — 

 1(0.17) _ _ _ 



— — 1(0.14) — 



— — 1(0.04) — 

 5(0.80) 6(1.15) 12(1.44) 4(0.59) 

 4(1.95) 4(2.34) 3(1.09) 5(2.25) 

 3(6.75) — 5(8.44) 1(2.1) 

 1(4,9) — 4(14.7) 2(9.1) 



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