The bay
anchovy is the most abundant species in the estuary (representing
32.3% of our seine data) and is an important prey item for larger
fishes. Catch abundances can be as great as 10,000 bay anchovies
in one seine haul.Bay Anchovy
Anchoa
mitchilli
The bay
anchovy is the most abundant species in the estuary (representing
32.3% of our seine data) and is an important prey item for larger
fishes. Catch abundances can be as great as 10,000 bay anchovies
in one seine haul.
CATCH STATISTICS
Catch statistics for dominant taxa collected in beach-and-boat
set seine samples during Volusia County fixed station sampling,
1993-1996. Percent (%) is the percent of the total catch
represented by that species; percent occurrence is the percentage
of samples in which the species was collected; Stderr is the
standard error of the mean.
| Number | % | Standard Length (mm) | |||||
| Species | No. | % | Occurrence | Mean | Stderr | Min | Max |
| Anchovies | 303,094 | 32.3 | 57.3 | 34 | 0.01 | 8 | 98 |