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Table 2
Summary of the quantifiable dietary composition of Coryphaena hippurus in the western Bay of Bengal.
| Prey Family | Prey Species | % Weight | % Number | % Frequency | % IRI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carangidae | Big-eye scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) | 26.28 | 7.94 | 14.31 | 27.282 |
| Unidentified semi-digested finfishes | 13.12 | 10.32 | 18.35 | 23.945 | |
| Loliginidae | Squid (Uroteuthis duvauceli) | 6.69 | 8.93 | 11.90 | 10.349 |
| Portunidae | Crabs (Charybdis cruciata and C. natator) | 1.53 | 22.92 | 6.85 | 9.333 |
| Scombridae | Indian Mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) | 12.08 | 4.76 | 7.66 | 7.185 |
| Carangidae | Indian scad (Decapterus russelli) | 8.77 | 4.76 | 7.86 | 5.927 |
| Clupeidae | Sardines (Sardinella fimbriata, S. gibbosa and Dussumieria acuta) | 6.08 | 13.10 | 5.04 | 5.382 |
| Engraulidae | Whitebaits (Stolephorus commersonnii, S. indicus and Thryssa setirostris) | 2.83 | 8.63 | 8.87 | 5.660 |
| Exocoetidae | Flyingfish (Cheilopogon cyanopterus) | 5.61 | 2.48 | 3.43 | 1.544 |
| Scombridae | Tunas (Euthynnus affinis and Auxis thazard) | 4.68 | 1.39 | 2.82 | 0.955 |
| Carangidae | Torpedo scad (Megalaspis cordyla) | 3.95 | 1.59 | 3.02 | 0.933 |
| Tetraodontidae | Pufferfish (Lagocephalus inermis) | 1.56 | 3.77 | 1.81 | 0.539 |
| Carangidae | Shrimp scad (Alepes djedaba) | 1.62 | 2.48 | 2.02 | 0.460 |
| Trichiuridae | Ribbonfish (Trichiurus lepturus) | 1.63 | 1.19 | 1.41 | 0.222 |
| Penaeidae | Speckled shrimp (Metapenaeus monoceros) | 1.13 | 2.18 | 0.81 | 0.149 |
| Balistidae | Triggerfish (Abalistes stellatus) | 0.79 | 0.99 | 0.60 | 0.060 |
| Sciaenidae | Sciaenids (Nibea maculata and Pennahia anea) | 0.10 | 0.69 | 0.40 | 0.018 |
| Clupeidae | Tardoore (Opisthopterus tardoore) | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.016 |
| Squillidae | Squilla (Oratosquilla nepa) | 0.13 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.014 |
| Sepiidae | Cuttlefish (Sepiella inermis) | 0.54 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.007 |
| Unidentified Fish eggs | 0.02 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.005 | |
| Triacanthidae | Tripodfish (Triacanthus biaculeatus) | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.005 |
| Ariidae | Thinspine Catfish (Plicofollis tenuispinis) | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.004 |
| Narcinidae | Numbfish (Narcine timlei) | 0.03 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.003 |
| Mullidae | Goatfish (Upeneus vittatus) | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.002 |
| Fistulariidae | Pipefish (Fistularia petimba) | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.002 |
| Octopodidae | Octopus (Octopus membranaceus) | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.001 |
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