FISHERY BULLETIN: VOL. 80, NO. 3 



Seasonally, Halectinosoma ranged in abundance 

 from a mean of 6.8 • 10 cm' 2 between May and 

 September (n - 5) to zero from October to March 



(n — 3). Their period of maximum density coin- 

 cides with their maximum occurrence in the diet 

 of 17-35 mm SL English sole (Fig. 3). 



NOVEMBER 



10 T 



075  



 050  



.. .25 - 



MAG. BIV. SIR HAR. 



APRIL 





rrrr : 



&£&* 



MAG. BIV. SIR HAR. 



JANUARY 



 rrn 



MAG. BIV. SIP. HAR. 



MAG. BIV. SIP. HAR. 



MAG. BIV. SIR HAR. 



JULY 



MAG. BIV. SIR HAR. 



FIGURE 3.— Seasonal change in food habits of Parophrys vetuliui <35 mm SL between November 1978 and July 1979. Vertical 

 bars indicate average proportion of Magelona palps (Mag.), juvenile bivalves (Biv.), clam siphons (Sip.), and harpacticoid cope- 

 pods (Har.) in the diet. 



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