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Table 1 Number of specimens and standard length (SL) of each species used for gut content analyses

From: Food habits of fishes on an exposed sandy beach at Fukiagehama, South-West Kyushu Island, Japan

Family

Species

Number of specimens

SL (mm)

Reflective

Intermediate

Dissipative

Total

Dasyatidae

Dasyatis akajei

 

1

1

2

250, 395

Albulidae

Albula neoguinaica

 

4

7

11

20–28

Anguillidae

Anguilla japonica

  

1

1

118

Clupeidae

Spratelloides gracilis

  

2

2

28, 32

 

Amblygaster leiogaster

3

  

3

27–30

Engraulidae

Engraulis japonicus

  

126

126

24–55

Chanidae

Chanoschanos

1

2

3

6

29–39

Plotosidae

Plotosus lineatus

  

1

1

154

Synodontidae

Trachinocephalus myops

  

3

3

33–38

Antennariidae

Antennarius striatus

 

1

 

1

17

Syngnathidae

Syngnathus schlegeli

 

1

 

1

85

Mugilidae

Mugil cephalus cephalus

2

20

21

43

17–29

Atherinidae

Hypoatherina tsurugae

 

1

 

1

85

 

Hypoatherina valenciennei

11

45

122

178

18–97

Hemiramphidae

Hyporhamphus sajori

  

19

19

153–183

Belonidae

Strongylura anastomella

 

1

 

1

690

Scorpaenidae

Apistus carinatus

6

1

 

7

9–17

Platycephalidae

Platycephalus sp.

2

3

2

7

168–500

 

Cociella crocodila

1

 

1

2

66, 130

Moronidae

Lateolabrax japonicus

6

11

72

89

22–133

Scombropidae

Scombrops boops

 

1

 

1

95

Carangidae

Trachurus japonicus

1

27

237

265

27–79

 

Scomberoides tol

1

5

16

22

24–50

 

Trachinotus baillonii

 

2

 

2

83, 105

 

Trachinotus blochii

1

 

1

2

85, 98

 

Caranx sexfasciatus

  

5

5

61–88

 

Caranx ignobilis

 

3

10

13

82–112

 

Guathanodon speciosus

1

1

 

2

42, 43

Leiognathidae

Leiognathus nuchalis

  

11

11

18–25

Gerridae

Gerres erythrourus

1

 

3

4

12–13

 

Gerres equulus

  

21

21

10–14

Haemulidae

Plectorhinchus cinctus

9

2

7

18

12–105

Sparidae

Acanthopagrus latus

  

2

2

101, 103

Sciaenidae

Nibea mitsukurii

1

  

1

15

Sillaginidae

Sillago japonica

38

81

774

893

14–134

Pomacentridae

Chromis notata notata

  

1

1

25

Terapontidae

Terapon jarbua

  

10

10

73–86

Kuhliidae

Kuhlia mugil

1

  

1

84

Girellidae

Girella punctata

2

3

3

8

10–23

Centrolophidae

Psenopsis anomala

1

  

1

31

Polynemidae

Polydactylus plebeius

2

3

 

5

30–72

Percophidae

Matsubaraea fusiforme

 

8

10

18

32–63

Callionymidae

Eleutherochir opercularis

 

5

 

5

16–23

 

Repomucenus lunatus

  

2

2

31, 45

Gobiidae

Salangichthys microdon

13

4

11

28

15–45

 

Gymnogobius urotaenia

 

1

5

6

19–25

 

Favonigobius gymnauchen

  

3

3

29–59

Ephippidae

Platax boersii

  

1

1

17

Sphyraenidae

Sphyraena japonica

 

22

57

79

33–67

Paralichthyidae

Paralichthys olivaceus

6

15

20

41

26–181

 

Tarphops oligolepis

 

3

26

29

19–65

Soleidae

Heteromycteris japonica

1

7

135

143

15–96

Cynoglossidae

Paraplagusia japonica

48

36

21

105

16–266

 

Arelia bilineata

  

1

1

285

Tetraodontidae

Takifugu niphobles

24

63

17

104

15–118

Total no. individuals

 

183

383

1,791

2,357

 

Total no. species

 

25

32

41

55

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