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Table 6.— Summary of stomach analyses for nekton-eating stomiatoids. See text for definition of categories. Under "Time" (first 

 column): D = day, N = night, B = both combined. Under "Remains recorded" (last column): e = euphausiid, s = sergestid, c = un- 

 identifiable crustacean, m = myctophid, f = unidentifiable fish, sq = squid. See text for explanation of groups of unidentified 

 Eustom ias spp. 



Small intact items also recorded: 'Euchirella sp. 



2 Pleuromamma xiphias, candean larva, pyrosome. 



3 Oncaea spp , ostracod. 



4 P. xiphias, P. abdommalis, euphausiid larva. 



5 P. xiphias, Euchirella sp. 



6 lsopod. 



fishes eaten by the smallest size group were rela- 

 tively larger (30-63%) than the fishes from the 

 larger C. sloani (14-29% with one exception) or 

 any of the crustaceans (10-20%). Of the 28 fish 

 eaten, 18 were myctophids of at least 5 different 



genera (Ceratoscopelus, Hygophum, Notolych- 

 wus, Lampcuiyetus, and T ri phot u run); five others 

 were definitely not myctophids and included one 

 and probably a second Vinciguerria nimbaria 

 and what was most likely a Bregmaceros sp. 



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