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Table 6. Summary of snowy grouper stomachs recovered intact with food captured 
off North Carolina, 1985. 
Date 
Size 
Depth (m) 
Food Item 
Number 
Volume (mL) 
5/5/85 
925 mm TL 
196 
Acanthocarpus 
4 
60 
alexandri 
5/5/85 
3.2 kg est. 
205 
A. alexandri 
1 
19 
5/16/85 
6.8 kg est. 
154 
Portunus 
23 
60 
spinicarpus 
5/16/85 
4.5 kg est. 
154 
P. spinicarpus 
7 
28 
fish vertebral 
1 
1 
column 
5/22/85 
3. 2-4.5 kg 
146 
P. spinicarpus 
15 
30 
5/22/85 
3.6 kg est. 
146-154 
P. spinicarpus 
7 
22 
6/2/85 
A. alexandri 
3 
32.5 
squid frequent 
6 
6/10/85 
13.6 kg est. 
236 
Cancer irroratus 
1 
150 
6/21-24/85 
148 
P. spinicarpus 
11 
47 
small fish spines 
2 
1 
6/21-24/85 
148 
P. spinicarpus 
2 
6.5 
Calappa angusta 
1 
9 
probable 
Solenocera atlantidis 
1 
5 
6/21-24/85 
148 
P. spinicarpus 
12 
34.5 
6/21-24/85 
148 
P. spinicarpus 
16 
45 
7/30/85 
930 mm TL 
194 
Ovalipes 
1 
98 
stephensoni 
Cancer irroratus 
1 
150 
Ilex illecebrosus 
2 
220 
squid beaks 
2 
1 
7/14/85 
900 mm TL 
194 
C. irroratus 
1 
125 
7/20-21/85 
900 mm TL 
194 
C. irroratus 
2 
112 
C. borealis 
1 
85 
7/31/85 
2.3-3. 2 
146-154 
Calappa angusta 
4 
31 
kg est. 
7/31/85 
13.6 kg est. 
194 
O. stephensoni 
1 
50 
9/4/85 
9.1 kg est. 
146-163 
O. stephensoni 
3 
110 
9/4/85 
9.1 kg est. 
146-163 
O. stephensoni 
1 
50 
9/6/85 
9.1 kg est. 
192 
Stenocionops 
2 
59 
spinimana 
9/20/85 
850 mm TL 
159 
O. stephensoni 
2 
92 
Myropsis 
1 
6 
quinquespinosa 
11/20/85 
4.5 kg est. 
146 
Rhomboplites 
1 
325 
aurorubens 
11/20/85 
4.5 kg est. 
150 
Loligo pealei 
2 
175 
