Merluccius bilinearis 



FALL 1976 

 80-1 A 



70- 



60" 



50 



^40 

 m 



I 30 



z 



gS20 

 10- 





 10- 



20- 



30 



£40 



o50- 

 > 



c>60 

 70 

 80 J 



66% 



2 32% 



— l«> 



"IT 



75% 



I R I 



A 6477 

 I 5233 

 2 225 



WINTER 1977 



B 

 C 

 D 



E 

 F 

 G 



Bc» 



228 

 541 

 180 

 334 

 

 2 



9% 



20°/< 



*X- 



5% 



16% 



9% 



A 



A 



AMPHIPODA 



■""T 1 



53% | 



2 GAMMARIDEA 

 B PISCES 





C CEPHALOPODA 





D DECAPODA 





E COPEPODA 





F CHAETOGNATHA 





G CUMACEA 



2 26% 

 1* I 



C 

 B \ 



D 



^ 











7%V- 



68% 



3% 



I 44% 









1% 





38% 







IRI 



5424 



4020 



122 



2831 



4 



867 



73 



8 



33 



SPRING 1977 



SUMMER 1977 



A 



3583 



1 



1 138 



2 



10 08 



B 



2026 



C 



31 



D 



15 64 



E 



6 



F 



194 



G 



1 41 



3 5% 



|16% 17% 



5% 



% FREQUENCY 



% FREQUENCY 



Figure 14. — Percent frequency occurrence, percent number, percent volume 

 displacement, and index of relative importance (IRI) of higher taxonomic 

 groups of food in the diet of Merluccius bilinearis, by seasonal cruise. 



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