Table 4.
Stomach contents of the five species of snappers (Lutjanidae)
| L. analis, Copacabana | L. synagris, Bertioga | L. synagris, Maceió | L. vivanus, P. Sauipe | O. chrysurus, P. Sauipe | R. aurorubens, P. Sauipe | L. synagris, Paraty | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FISH | ||||||||
| Sardine (Clupeidae) | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| cutlassfish (Trichiurus lepturus) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| another fish (Haemulon, Scorpaena, Eucinostomus, Diapterus volitans, Muraena sp., Batrachoididae)1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 47 |
| CRUSTACEAN2 | ||||||||
| shrimp (camarão) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | ||
| crab (caranguejo) | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| crab siri (siri) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 19 | ||
| tamburutaca | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| spanish slipper lobster (lagosta sapateira) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| crayfish (lagostim) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| another crustacean, rests | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| MOLLUSCS | ||||||||
| squid (lula) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| mussel (mexilhão) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| shell of mussel (concha mexilhão) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| octopus (polvo) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Rest of food | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 46 |
| Empty | 18 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 1 | 16 | 95 |
| Total samples | 32 | 29 | 15 | 29 | 66 | 16 | 34 | 221 |
1identification revised by Rodrigo Caires, MZUSP.
2the identification of crustacean was revised by Gustavo S. de Melo (MZUSP) as follows: Callinectes ornatus, Callinectes exasperatus, Portunus spinimanus, Calappa angusta, Sicyonia sp., Dendrobranchiata, Isopoda, Iliacantha subglobosa, Brachyura sp., Caridea sp., Glyphocrangonidae sp., Squilla brasiliensis (Stomatopoda, Squillidae), Squilla brasiliensis (Stomatopoda, Squillidae), and Scyllarus depressus (Palinuridea, Scyllaridae).