Appendix Table 3. — Percent frequency of occurrence of food fish categories in 38 stomachs of 

 western North Atlantic Thunnus alalunga by size range. 





Sire (cm FL): 



80.0-99.9 



100.0-110.0 



Unknown 



Total 



Food fish categories 



No. of specimens: 



13 



15 



10 



38 



Stemoptychidae 













Sternoptyx diaphana 







7 





3 



Paralepididae (unid.) 







7 



30 



11 



Omosudidae 













Omosudis lowei 









20 



5 



Alepisauridae 









20 



5 



Myctophidae 









10 



3 



Ogcocephalidae (unid.) 





8 







3 



Caproidae 













Antigonia capros 









10 



3 



Triglidae 













Peristedion gracile 





8 







3 



Perciformes (unid.) 





8 







3 



Serranidae (unid.) 







7 





3 



Carangidae 













Vomer setapinnis 







7 





3 



Bramidae 













Collybus drachme 









10 



3 



Pteraclis sp. 









30 



8 



Pterycombus sp. 







23 





8 



Ch'aetodontidae (unid.) 





8 







3 



Pomacentridae (unid.) 









10 



3 



Chiasmodontidae 









10 



3 



Acanthuridae 









20 



5 



Gempylidae 









10 



3 



Diplospinus muttistriatus 









30 



8 



Nealotus tripes 









10 



3 



Nesiarchus nasutus 









10 



3 



Scombridae 













Auxis sp. 





15 







5 



Scomber japonicus 





8 







3 



Nomeidae 













Psenes pellucidus 







7 





3 



Bothidae 





8 







3 



Tetraodontidae 





8 





10 



5 



Diodontidae 













Chilomycterus sp. 







7 





3 



Unidentified fishes 





77 



67 



40 



63 



16 



