Evidence for two sympatric species of snipefishes Macroramphosus spp. (Syngnathiformes, Centriscidae) on Great Meteor Seamount

Table 1. Specimens of Macroramphosus spp. selected for the analysis of diet and morphology from Great Meteor Seamount in 1998; columns a, b and c indicate different types of analysis, a: analysis for feeding types and morphology, b: detailed analysis of food items (subsample of a), c: analysis of fullness index and the diurnal feeding pattern (subsample of a or b)

Station	Position^a	Depth (m)^b	Time of catch	Numbers of specimens analysed
Station	Position^a	Depth (m)^b	Time of catch	a	b	c
488	30.05°N 28.54°W	291.5	00.40–00.55	36	21	19
495	30.09°N 28.44°W	327	05.23–05.39	16	–	15
469	30.07°N 28.54°W	298	10.15–11.00	19	–	19
470	30.08°N 28.56°W	299.5	12.51–13.37	33	19	16
482	29.91°N 28.40°W	321	15.43–16.01	40	20	20
483	30.08°N 28.45°W	326	18.15–18.31^c	19	–	19
487	29.92°N 28.38°W	320	22.21–22.38	39	20	17
Total				202	80	125

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