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Table 2 
Food items found in stomachs of bonefish, Albula vulpes , caught in the waters of the Florida Keys (n=385). W = percent weight, F 
= percent frequency of occurrence, N = percent numerical abundance. 
Taxon and 
prey item 
W 
F 
N 
Taxon and 
prey item 
W 
F 
N 
Plant material 
0.6 
34.5 

Olividae 
Algae 
<0.1 
0.5 
— 
Unidentified Olividae 
<0.1 
0.8 
<0.1 
Halimeda 
<0.1 
8.1 
— 
Jaspidella jaspidea 
0.2 
8.3 
0.7 
Unidentifiable seagrass 
0.1 
8.1 
— 
Marginellidae 
Halodule 
<0.1 
7.0 
— 
Unidentified Marginellidae 
<0.1 
1.3 
<0.1 
Syringodium 
<0.1 
1.6 
— 
Prunum apicinum 
0.3 
8.1 
1.7 
Thalassia 
0.3 
19.2 
— 
Prunum sp. 
<0.1 
1.3 
<0.1 
Annelida 
Volvarina avena 
<0.1 
1.6 
0.1 
Total Polychaeta 
1.4 
39.5 
37.1 
Cystiscidae 
Unidentified Polychaeta 
0.2 
6.8 
1.7 
Persicula catenata 
<0.1 
1.6 
<0.1 
Amphinomidae 
0.3 
1.3 
<0.1 
Persicula pulcherrima 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Lumbrinereidae 
Conidae 
Lumbrinereis spp. 
<0.1 
0.8 
0.7 
Conus stearnsi 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Opheliidae 
0.7 
30.1 
33.0 
Bullidae 
Spionidae 
<0.1 
0.8 
0.4 
Bulla striata 
<0.1 
2.3 
0.7 
Orbiniidae 
<0.1 
1.3 
0.9 
Nudibranchia 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Capitellidae 
Total Bivalvia 
2.5 
24.9 
2.9 
Unidentified Capitellidae 
<0.1 
1.6 
0.1 
Unidentified Bivalvia 
0.5 
5.2 
0.4 
Dasybranchus spp. 
<0.1 
0.5 
<0.1 
Mytilidae 
Sabellidae 
<0.1 
1.0 
0.1 
Brachidontes modiolus 
<0.1 
0.5 
0.3 
Mollusca 
Pteriidae 
Unidentified Mollusca 
1.6 
15.6 
0.8 
Pinctada imbricata 
<0.1 
0.5 
<0.1 
Total Gastropoda 
2.7 
31.2 
5.9 
Limidae 
Unidentified Gastropoda 
0.3 
8.6 
0.6 
Limaria pellucida 
0.1 
3.9 
0.6 
Acmaeidae 
Pectinidae 
Unidentified Acmaeidae 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Unidentified Pectinidae 
<0.1 
0.8 
<0.1 
Patelloida pustulata 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Argopecten irradians 
0.5 
2.1 
0.1 
Trochidae 
Argopecten spp. 
<0.1 
0.8 
<0.1 
Tegula fasciata 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Lucinidae 
Turbinidae 
Unidentified Lucinidae 
0.2 
1.6 
0.1 
Turbo castanea 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Codakia orbicularis 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Eulithidium affine 
<0.1 
1.3 
0.5 
Codakia orbiculata 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Turritellidae 
Carditidae 
Torcula acropora 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Carditamera floridana 
<0.1 
1.3 
<0.1 
Modulidae 
Cardiidae 
Modulus modulus 
<0.1 
1.8 
0.1 
Unidentified Cardiidae 
<0.1 
0.5 
<0.1 
Cerithiidae 
Americardia media 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Unidentified Cerithiidae 
<0.1 
1.0 
<0.1 
Laevicardium mortoni 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Cerithium eburneum 
<0.1 
0.8 
<0.1 
Trachycardium muricatum 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Cerithium muscarum 
<0.1 
0.5 
<0.1 
Tellinidae 
Triviidae 
Unidentified Tellinidae 
<0.1 
1.0 
<0.1 
Trivia quadripunctata 
<0.1 
0.5 
<0.1 
Strigilla carnaria 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Naticidae 
Tellina fausta 
<0.1 
0.3 
0.1 
Natica canrena 
<0.1 
0.8 
<0.1 
Tellina similis 
<0.1 
3.9 
0.3 
Columbellidae 
Tellina tampaensis 
<0.1 
0.5 
0.1 
Unidentified Columbellidae 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Tellina spp. 
<0.1 
1.3 
<0.1 
Anachis avara 
<0.1 
1.0 
<0.1 
Veneridae 
Columbella rusticoides 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Chione cancellata 
0.6 
6.5 
0.4 
Zafrona taylorae 
<0.1 
0.5 
<0.1 
Transennella conradina 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Nassariidae 
Crustacea 
Nassarius sp. 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Unidentified Crustacea 
<0.1 
1.6 
<0.1 
Fasciolariidae 
Copepoda 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Leucozonia nassa 
<0.1 
0.3 
<0.1 
Total Stomatopoda 
2.0 
10.9 
1.0 
Fasciolaria tulipa 
1.5 
6.8 
0.6 
Unidentified Stomatopoda 
1.0 
5.7 
0.6 
Fasciolaria spp. 
<0.1 
0.5 
<0.1 
Pseudosquilla ciliata 
1.0 
5.2 
0.3 
continued 
