Table 1. Percentage of fish consumption in 1992–1993 and 2002–2003; n refers to the total number of meals that included some kind of fish as animal protein, NC = not collected.
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Common name |
Scientific name |
Percentage of consumption 1992–1993 (n = 554) |
Percentage of consumption 2002–2003 (n = 208) |
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Atlantic bumper
|
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
|
0.7 |
0.0 |
Atlantic cutlass fish
|
Trichiurus lepturus
|
3.4 |
4.3 |
Black margate
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Anisotremus surinamensis
|
1.3 |
1.9 |
Bluefish
|
Pomatomus saltatrix
|
0.4 |
0.0 |
Guri sea catfish |
Genidens genidens |
9.4 |
4.8 |
Cichlid
|
Geophagus spp. |
0.7 |
0.0 |
Crevalle jack
|
Caranx hippos
|
0.2 |
0.0 |
Flagfin |
Eucinostomus melanopterus |
0.7 |
1.9 |
Florida pompano
|
Trachinotus carolinus
|
0.2 |
0.0 |
Gray snapper
|
Lutjanus griseus
|
1.3 |
5.8 |
Gray triggerfish
|
Balistes capriscus
|
0.2 |
0.0 |
Grouper
|
Epinephelus marginatus
|
0.7 |
0.0 |
Horse-eye jack
|
Caranx latus
|
3.1 |
0.0 |
Jamaica weakfish
|
Cynoscion jamaicensis
|
0.5 |
0.0 |
Kingcroaker |
Menticirrhus littoralis, M. americanus |
1.4 |
2.4 |
Lane snapper |
Lutjanus synagris
|
1.8 |
1.0 |
Leatherjack |
Oligoplites spp |
0.2 |
0.0 |
Mojarra spp.
|
Diapterus olisthostomus
|
1.1 |
2.4 |
Mullet
|
Mugil platanus
|
5.4 |
19.7 |
Pompano |
Trachinotus spp |
0.2 |
1.0 |
Porkfish
|
Anisotremus virginicus
|
0.4 |
1.0 |
Scad |
Tachurus lathami; Decapterus spp; Caranx latus |
0.5 |
1.0 |
Shark |
Carcharhinidae |
1.6 |
1.0 |
Sheepshead porgy
|
Calamus penna
|
0.0 |
10.6 |
Small fish |
Juveniles of many species |
0.4 |
0.0 |
Snook |
Centropomus spp. |
18.2 |
16.8 |
Weakfish |
NC |
0.2 |
0.0 |
Weakfish |
Cynoscion spp; Macrodon spp |
0.0 |
1.9 |
White mullet
|
Mugil curema
|
40.1 |
14.9 |
Whitemouth croaker/ Sand drum |
Micropogonias furnieri; Umbrina coroides |
3.1 |
0.5 |
Yellow chub
|
Kyphosus sectatrix
|
0.5 |
0.0 |
Other species |
NC |
0.9 |
3.8 |
Juveniles |
NC |
0.4 |
0.0 |
Oysters |
Crassostrea spp. |
0.2 |
0.0 |
Shrimp |
Macrobrachium spp. |
0.4 |
2.4 |
Shellfish |
NC |
0.7 |
0.0 |
Squid |
Loligo spp. |
0.0 |
1.0 |
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