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Table B-44b. Diet composition and sampling data for northern kingfish by geographic area. (Samples gathered 

 during 1977-80. Data expressed as percentage of stomach content by weight. Squared brackets 

 indicate major taxon subtotal; parentheses indicate minor taxon subtotal.) 



Stomach Contents 



MOLLUSCA 

 POLYCHAETA 



Lumbrineris fragilis 



Onuphidae 



Glyceridae 



Nephtys bucera 



Nephtys sp. 



Nephtyidae 



Polychaeta unid. 

 CRUSTACEA 

 Stomatopoda 



Squilla empusa 

 Amphipoda 



Ampelisca verhlli 



Gammarus annulalus 



Amphipoda unid. 

 Mysidacea 

 Decapoda 



Acetes sp. 



Penaeidae 



Callianassa setimanus 



Hippolytidae 



Crangon septemspinosa 



Cancer irroratus 



Ovalipes ocellatus 



Portunus gibbesii 



Porlumis spinicarpus 



Portunus sp. 



Portunidae 



Ogyrides sp. 



Pinnixa chaetoplerana 



Albunea paretii 



Decapoda unid. 

 Crustacea unid. 

 OSTEICHTHYES 



Ophichthus cruentifer 



Engraulidae 



Bothidae 



Osteichthyes larvae 



Osteichthyes unid. 

 ANIMAL REMAINS AND MISC. 

 SAND 



[100.0] 



100.0 



13.3 

 1.4 

 0.3 

 2.2 



41.5 

 0.3 



17.7 



11.8 



(<0.1) 



[5.0] 



2.9 



1.0 



<0.1 



0.2 



0.9 



[0.4] 



[0.8] 



0.6 



3.7 



32.2 



(0.9) 



[27.9] 



27.0 

 <0.1 



0.9 

 [6.0] 



Number sampled 

 Number empty 

 Mean stomach content (g) 

 Mean fish length (cm) 



1 







0.118 



29 



43 



3 



1.664 



24 



34 



2 



0.461 



22 



