Appendix Table 2.— Precent frequency of occurrence of food fish categories identified from 266 stomachs of western North 



Atlantic Thunnus albacares by size range. 



Size (cm FL): 60.0-99.9 



100.0-119.9 



120.0-169.9 



Unknown 



Total 



Food fish categories No. of 



specimens: 58 



90 



63 



55 



266 



Sternoptychidae (unid.) 









3 



< 1 



Sternoptyx diaphana 





1 







< 1 



Aulopidae 













Aulopus nanae 





1 







< 1 



Paralepididae (unid.) 





1 



5 





2 



Omosudidae 













Omosudis lowei 









2 



< 1 



Alepisauridae 













Alepisaurus breuirostris 







3 





1 



A. ferox 







2 





< 1 



Ogcocephalidae (unid.) 



3 



1 



4 





2 



Halieutichthys aculeatus 









2 



< 1 



Ceratioidei (unid.) 





1 







< 1 



Ceratiidae 













Borophryne sp. 









2 



< 1 



Gadidae 













Melanogrammus aeglefinus 





1 







< 1 



Belonidae 













Tylosurus acus 



2 









< 1 



Exocoetidae 









4 



1 



Cypselurus sp. 









2 



< 1 



C. heterurus 









2 



< 1 



Exocoetus obtusirostris 









2 



< 1 



Hemiramphidae 













Hyporhamphus sp. 









2 



< 1 



Scorn beresocidae 













Scomberesox saurus 





2 



2 





1 



Anoplogasteridae 













Anoplogaster cornutus 



2 







4 



1 



Holocentridae (unid.) 





13 



8 





6 



Holocentrus sp. 





2 







1 



H. ascensionis 









2 



< 1 



Caproidae 













Antigonia capros 



3 









1 



Fistulariidae 













Fistularia sp. 









2 



< 1 



Syngnathidae (unid.) 





4 



2 





2 



Hippocampus sp. 



5 



6 



11 



2 



6 



H. erectus 



2 



2 



14 





5 



Triglidae 













Peristedion greyae 





1 





1 



1 



P. gracile 





1 







< 1 



P. miniatum 







2 





< 1 



Dactylopteridae 













Dactylopterus volitans 





2 



2 





1 



Perciformes (unid.) 



2 









< 1 



Serranidae (unid.) 



2 



1 







1 



Priacanthidae 













Cookeolus boops 



16 



10 



5 





9 



Pseudopriacanthus sp. 









3 



< 1 



Echeneidae 













Remora osteochir 



3 









1 



Carangidae (unid.) 



5 



7 



3 





4 



Caranx sp. 



7 



20 



11 





11 



Selar crumenophthalmus 



5 



2 







2 



Seriola dumerili 









2 



< 1 



S. falcata 









4 



1 



Trachurus sp. 



7 



2 







2 



Vomer setapinnis 



3 



6 



6 





4 



14 



