Family and Species 



at Type 



Htn ma o <o 



Reference 



Diet 

 Reference 



Comments 



Porlchthys porosi6simus 

 Atlantic midshipman 



3, 18 



Gobiesocidae - clingfishes 

 Gobiesox strumosus 

 skilletfish 



2, 3, 5, 8 10-32 mm: amphipods, isopods, 

 chironomid larvae 



Odum 1971 



Ogcocephalidae - batfishes 

 Ogcocephalus nasutus 

 shortnose batfish 



Ogcocephalus radiatus 

 polka-dot batfish 



18 



Small bivalves, gastropods, 

 polychaetes 



2, 11, 17, 

 18 



Reid 1954 



Gadidae - codfishes 

 Urophycis floridanus 

 Southern hake 



Ophidiidae - cusk-eels, 

 brotulas 



Gunterichthys longipenis 



gold brotula 



Ogilbia cayorum 

 key brotula 



Ophidion holbrooki 

 bank cusk-eel 



12 



17 



1, 3 



3 



Amphipods, isopods, mysids, Springer & A species more 



decapod shrimp, polychaetes, Woodburn common at more 



insect larvae, fishes ( Lagodon 1960 northerly 

 rhomboides , Paralichthys latitudes 



alblgutta ) 



Exocoetidae - flying- 

 fishes , halfbeaks 



Chriodorus atherinoides 



hardhead halfbeak 



Hyporhamphus unifasciatus 

 halfbeak 



3, 5 juveniles: zooplankton including 

 crab megalops, veligers, cope- 

 pods 



130-199 mm: epiphytic algae, 

 detritus, seagrass 



Carr £ 

 Adams 



1973 



Belonidae - needlefishes 

 Strongylura marina 

 Atlantic needlefish 



Strongylura notata 

 redfin needlefish 



7, 15 



2, 3, 5, 

 8, 13 



357-475 mm: small fishes, Darnell 

 insects, shrimp, small amounts 1958 

 of vascular plant material and 

 algae 



In grassbeds - Brook 



Juveniles: polychaete worms, 1975 

 cumaceans , fish 

 Adults: fish, primarily 

 atherinids 



Strongylura timucu 

 timucu 



Tylosurus crocodilus ■ 

 houndf ish 



2, 3, 11 159-378 mm: anchovies, shrimp 



11 250-1320 mm: fishes, shrimp 



114 



