Feeding of pelagic fish in waters of Mauritania: 2. Representatives of Families Carangidae, Scombridae, Pomatomidae, and Trichiuridae

Feeding peculiarities of mass pelagic ichtyophagous fish from the Canary upwelling waters and frontal zones of Mauritania have been investigated: vadigo Campogramma glaycos , false scad Caranx rhonchus , bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix , Atlantic bonito Sarda sarda , West African Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus tritor , large-eyed hairtail Trichiurus lepturus and pompano Trachinotus ovatus . These species feed on epipelagic fish living or forming temporary agglomerations at the depths up to 200–250 m from the surface.