Table 2. Proportional stomach contents (mean ± SE) of Cyprinodon pupfishes from San Salvador Island, Bahamas.
Cyprinodon sp. ‘bulldog’ | C. sp. ‘durophage’ | C. sp. ‘normal’ | ||||
CP | LL | CP | LL | CP | LL | |
Item | n = 25 | n = 28 | n = 32 | n = 28 | n = 22 | n = 41 |
scales | .51±.06 | .40±.06 | .001±.00 | .01±.01 | .001±.00 | .001±.00 |
whole fish | - | - | - | - | - | .08±.04 |
macroalgae | .10±.06 | .02±.01 | .03±.03 | .05±.02 | .13±.06 | .20±.05 |
plant matter | .00004±.0 | .003±.00 | .05±.02 | .01±.01 | .09±.04 | .05±.03 |
gastropod | .10±.06 | .01±.00 | .10±.04 | .22±.06 | .01±.01 | .04±.02 |
bivalve | - | - | - | .0004±.00 | - | .02±.01 |
ostracoda | - | .004±.00 | .30±0.05 | .04±.03 | 0.001±.00 | .0003±.00 |
amphipoda | - | - | - | - | .0005±.00 | .01±.01 |
odonata | - | - | - | - | - | .02±.02 |
arthropoda (unidentified) | .0003±.00 | .01±.00 | .02±.01 | - | .005±.005 | .002±.00 |
polychaeta | - | .03±.01 | - | .0002±.00 | .05±.04 | .04±.01 |
detritus | .29±.05 | .49±.06 | .50±.06 | .57±.08 | .71±.08 | .34±.05 |
silt/shells | - | .02±.01 | - | .10±.04 | - | .20±.05 |
CP = Crescent Pond population; LL = Little Lake population. Major food items are bold-faced for each species in each population (ignoring detrital content). Individuals with empty stomachs were excluded (n = 22).