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Diet table for Gulf Of Alaska Shortspine thornyhead, Sebastolobus alascanus, collected in 1993
Number of Full Stomachs : 141
Number of Hauls: 24

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Pandalidae (shrimp) 44.89 35.00 46.68
Polychaeta 7.93 2.00 6.51
Crangonidae (shrimp) 7.84 8.00 14.29
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 7.65 9.00 13.29
Tanner Crab 6.71 2.00 4.92
Zoarcoidae 5.99 1.00 3.72
Mysidacea 3.17 12.00 17.38
Gammaridea 3.01 10.00 13.33
Offal 2.36 0.00 0.60
Misc Teleost 2.26 2.00 3.14
Paguridae 1.94 1.00 3.82
Octopoda 1.70 0.00 1.04
Agonidae 1.31 1.00 1.65
Misc Majidae 1.05 1.00 3.27
Misc Shrimp 0.58 0.00 0.69
Teuthida 0.33 0.00 0.46
Misc Cephalopoda 0.29 0.00 1.06
Isopoda 0.26 1.00 3.49
Euphausiacea 0.20 1.00 2.60
Cancridea 0.16 0.00 1.22
Cyclopteridae 0.15 0.00 0.60
Capreillidea 0.09 0.00 0.60
Stichaeidae 0.06 0.00 0.52
Pteropoda 0.03 0.00 0.46
Hyperiidea 0.03 0.00 1.39
Misc Crab 0.03 0.00 0.60


Sample locations for Gulf Of Alaska Shortspine thornyhead, Sebastolobus alascanus, collected in 1993


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