Figure 11-4. 



The percentage similarity between the diets of ten species of 

 gadiform fishes in the Gulf of Maine (numerical values given 

 in the left half of the matrix, ranges in the right half). 

 Langton and Bowman (1978) . 



PREY 



Fish other than 

 those specified below 



Clupeidae 



Other decapoda 



Cephlapoda 



Pandalidae 



Gadidae 



Euphausiaceae 



Scombridae 



Ophiuroidea 



Echinoidea 



Crangonidae 



Other Crustacea 



Polychaeta 



Animal remains 



Other phyla 



Figure 11-5. 



A food partition plot indicating the major prey of each of 

 15 predacious fishes of the Gulf of Maine. Major prey is 

 defined as any prey category comprising >10% by weight of 

 the diet for any one predator (Langton and Bowman 1978). 



11-27 



10-80 



