Table 5.
Local Knowledge on the diet of Epinephelus marginatus in the coast of Brazila, b
| Food Item | Copacabana | Bertioga | Itacimirim | Pântano do Sul | Vitória sland | TOTAL |
| Algae | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Anything | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| Bonito | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Crabs | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Crustacean | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Deteriorated fish/meat | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | ||
| Fish | 2 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 27 | |
| Meat | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Mouse/snake | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Octopus | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Sardine | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Shrimp | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Small mollusks | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Squid | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Interviews | 10 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 49 |
aBertioga and Vitória Island (São Paulo), Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro), Pântano do Sul (Florianópolis, Santa Catarina), and Itacimirim (Bahia).
b Based don interviews with experienced fishermen [40 years up, fishing and living in the locality for 25 years or more]