Marine Trophic Index in LME: Agulhas Current

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Year	Mean trophic level	Mean max. length (cm)	FiB Index	Expansion factor
1950	2.88	59	0	1
1951	2.87	54.7	0.28	1.32
1952	2.72	46.8	0.23	1.26
1953	2.7	46.5	0.07	1.07
1954	2.75	50	-0.06	0.94
1955	2.79	55.6	0.05	1.05
1956	2.84	59.1	0.09	1.09
1957	2.77	52.4	-0.09	0.91
1958	2.73	50.3	0	1
1959	2.66	45.4	0.01	1.01
1960	2.67	45.8	0.15	1.16
1961	2.67	45.5	0.38	1.46
1962	2.67	45	0.43	1.54
1963	2.64	40.6	0.53	1.7
1964	2.92	52.3	0.8	2.23
1965	3.06	55.9	1.44	4.22
1966	3.18	66	1.81	6.11
1967	3.12	54	1.93	6.89
1968	3.12	55	2.11	8.25
1969	3.12	50.1	2.08	8
1970	3.26	55.8	2.26	9.58
1971	3.32	57.5	2.39	10.91
1972	3.39	63.4	2.67	14.44
1973	3.27	51.9	2.56	12.94
1974	3.23	49.8	2.49	12.06
1975	3.78	89.2	2.31	10.07
1976	3.71	86.3	1.99	7.32
1977	3.68	90.4	1.69	5.42
1978	3.68	88.5	1.46	4.31
1979	3.69	90.8	1.65	5.21
1980	3.62	90.2	1.53	4.62
1981	3.53	81.4	1.26	3.53
1982	3.63	91.1	1.42	4.14
1983	3.62	88.9	1.32	3.74
1984	3.68	95.1	1.44	4.22
1985	3.77	100.2	1.86	6.42
1986	3.74	102.4	1.95	7.03
1987	3.71	101.9	1.98	7.24
1988	3.72	105.4	2.1	8.17
1989	3.75	104.2	2.26	9.58
1990	3.72	108.5	2.3	9.97
1991	3.73	110.3	2.24	9.39
1992	3.77	111.4	2.29	9.87
1993	3.77	117.5	2.18	8.85
1994	3.76	113.3	2.12	8.33
1995	3.79	118.2	2.2	9.03
1996	3.81	116.2	2.3	9.97
1997	3.78	118.4	2.25	9.49
1998	3.81	119.2	2.28	9.78
1999	3.84	119.7	2.4	11.02
2000	3.78	115.3	2.27	9.68
2001	3.78	119.9	2.34	10.38
2002	3.69	110.5	2.25	9.49
2003	3.51	104.1	2.11	8.25
2004	3.46	95.9	2.1	8.17
2005	3.21	81.8	1.77	5.87
2006	3.25	83.2	1.67	5.31

TL	SLMax(cm)	Common Name	Scientific Name
4.57999992370605	287	Striped marlin	Tetrapturus audax
4.5	279	Indo-Pacific sailfish	Istiophorus platypterus
4.5	275	Dogtooth tuna	Gymnosarda unicolor
4.5	205	Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel	Scomberomorus commerson
4.5	219	Bigeye tuna	Thunnus obesus
4.5	98	Bluefish	Pomatomus saltatrix
4.5	164	Red steenbras	Petrus rupestris
4.5	79	John dory	Zeus faber
4.5	189	Shortbill spearfish	Tetrapturus angustirostris
4.48999977111816	449	Swordfish	Xiphias gladius
4.48999977111816	307	Dusky shark	Carcharhinus obscurus
4.48000001907349	50	Brushtooth lizardfish	Saurida undosquamis
4.47714281082153	367	Billfishes	Istiophoridae
4.46999979019165	93	Kawakawa	Euthynnus affinis
4.46000003814697	150	Goosefishes	Lophiidae
4.46000003814697	367	Black marlin	Makaira indica
4.46000003814697	410	Indo-Pacific blue marlin	Makaira mazara
4.46000003814697	82	Cape monk	Lophius vomerinus
4.44999980926514	192	Largehead hairtail	Trichiurus lepturus
4.40999984741211	148	Kingklip	Genypterus capensis
4.40333318710327	179	Barracudas	Sphyraena
4.40000009536743	258	Atlantic sailfish	Istiophorus albicans
4.40000009536743	227	Wahoo	Acanthocybium solandri
4.40000009536743	100	Little tunny	Euthynnus alletteratus
4.40000009536743	56	Greater lizardfish	Saurida tumbil
4.38500022888184	164	Amberjacks	Seriola
4.38000011444092	346	Atlantic blue marlin	Makaira nigricans
4.36999988555908	172	Common dolphinfish	Coryphaena hippurus
4.34999990463257	108	Skipjack tuna	Katsuwonus pelamis
4.34749984741211	205	Seerfishes	Scomberomorus
4.34000015258789	231	Yellowfin tuna	Thunnus albacares
4.30999994277954	136	Albacore	Thunnus alalunga
4.30999994277954	164	Cobia	Rachycentron canadum
4.29699993133545	56	Lizardfishes	Synodontidae
4.29500007629395	100	Wolf herring	Chirocentrus
4.28000020980835	248	Longbill spearfish	Tetrapturus pfluegeri
4.28000020980835	392	Shortfin mako	Isurus oxyrinchus
4.2662501335144	125	Hakes	Merluccius
4.2622218132019	150	Mackerels tunas and bonitos	Scombridae
4.24176502227783	207	Requiem sharks	Carcharhinidae
4.23999977111816	289	Blue shark	Prionace glauca
4.2350001335144	60	Frigate tuna	Auxis
4.21333312988281	246	Snake mackerels	Gempylidae
4.21000003814697	277	Porbeagle	Lamna nasus
4.21000003814697	623	Thintail thresher	Alopias vulpinus
4.21000003814697	135	Tope shark	Galeorhinus galeus
4.21000003814697	62	Cape gurnard	Chelidonichthys capensis
4.19999980926514	90	Atlantic bonito	Sarda sarda
4.19999980926514	238	Silky shark	Carcharhinus falciformis
4.18599987030029	421	Hammerhead and bonnethead and scoophead shark	Sphyrnidae
4.17999982833862	95	Striped bonito	Sarda orientalis
4.15000009536743	150	Cutlassfishes	Trichiuridae
4.13424253463745	32	Squids	Teuthida
4.13000011444092	123	Gulper shark	Centrophorus granulosus
4.09999990463257	78	European squid	Loligo vulgaris
4.07999992370605	82	Atlantic pomfret	Brama brama
4.07999992370605	246	Oilfish	Ruvettus pretiosus
4.07000017166138	164	Yellowtail amberjack	Seriola lalandi
4.05230808258057	164	Jacks and pompanos	Carangidae
4.03000020980835	49	Mud sole	Austroglossus pectoralis
4.02400016784668	98	Snappers	Lutjanus
4.01749992370605	98	Snappers	Lutjanidae
4	300	Sharks rays and skates etc	Sharks or rays and chimaeras
4	15	Bonnetmouths	Inermiidae
3.99000000953674	180	Conger eels	Muraenesox
3.99000000953674	25	Common squids	Loligo
3.98279094696045	190	Sea basses or groupers and fairy basslets	Serranidae
3.98000001907349	57	Orange roughy	Hoplostethus atlanticus
3.97000002861023	60	Alfonsinos	Beryx
3.97000002861023	20	Andaman lobster	Metanephrops andamanicus
3.96499991416931	100	Seabreams (Dentex spp)	Dentex
3.91666698455811	43	Scorpionfishes or rockfishes	Scorpaenidae
3.91417288780212	80	Cods	Gadiformes
3.89000010490417	107	Geelbeck croaker	Atractoscion aequidens
3.86999988555908	228	Southern bluefin tuna	Thunnus maccoyii
3.84999990463257	172	Silver scabbardfish	Lepidopus caudatus
3.84349989891052	190	Groupers	Epinephelus
3.82999992370605	172	Wreckfish	Polyprion americanus
3.8199999332428	170	Southern meagre	Argyrosomus hololepidotus
3.80999994277954	39	Blackbelly rosefish	Helicolenus dactylopterus
3.80988097190857	27	Cephalopods	Cephalopoda
3.78999996185303	100	Croakers	Pseudotolithus
3.76205897331238	200	Drums or croakers	Sciaenidae
3.75500011444092	62	Southern soles	Austroglossus
3.74000000953674	200	Snoek	Thyrsites atun
3.72562503814697	111	Smooth-hounds	Mustelus
3.72000002861023	29	Threadfin breams	Nemipterus
3.6949999332428	66	Jack and horse mackerels	Trachurus
3.69000005722046	40	Oreos	Oreosomatidae
3.6800000667572	33	Panga seabream	Pterogymnus laniarius
3.65000009536743	115	Medusafishes	Centrolophidae
3.64000010490417	62	Black pomfret	Parastromateus niger
3.6324999332428	37	Scads	Decapterus
3.6175000667572	50	Butterfishes	Stromateidae
3.61374998092651	205	Skates and rays	Rajiformes
3.60999989509583	33	Redbait	Emmelichthys nitidus nitidus
3.59999990463257	28	Cuttlefishes	Sepiidae
3.59999990463257	74	Tiger-toothed croaker	Otolithes ruber
3.58999991416931	81	Seabreams	Chrysoblephus
3.58999991416931	148	Rainbow runner	Elagatis bipinnulata
3.58588194847107	70	Emperors or scavengers	Lethrinidae
3.57999992370605	68	Octopuses	Octopoda
3.57180309295654	50	Flatfishes	Pleuronectiformes
3.54749989509583	100	Seabreams (Pagrus spp)	Pagrus
3.53143930435181	56	Perch-likes	Perciformes
3.51166701316834	35	Threadfin breams and Whiptail breams	Nemipteridae
3.5	20	Cardinalfishes	Epigonus
3.49000000953674	25	Round herring	Etrumeus teres
3.48000001907349	62	West coast sole	Austroglossus microlepis
3.47857093811035	62	Sea catfishes	Ariidae
3.47000002861023	23	Armored searobins or armored gurnards	Peristediidae
3.47000002861023	56	Cape horse mackerel	Trachurus capensis
3.45967698097229	75	Wrasses	Labridae
3.45749998092651	55	Goatfishes	Mullidae
3.45000004768372	61	Cape elephantfish	Callorhinchus capensis
3.44000005722046	70	Pandoras	Pagellus
3.40000009536743	20	Whiteheads round herring	Etrumeus whiteheadi
3.35863590240479	80	Grunts	Haemulidae
3.30864906311035	164	Porgies	Sparidae
3.29999995231628	16	Lanternfishes	Myctophidae
3.28999996185303	30	Tonguefishes	Cynoglossidae
3.25250005722046	53	Triggerfishes	Balistidae
3.25142908096313	21	Anchovies	Engraulidae
3.24000000953674	25	Herrings	Clupeiformes
3.21000003814697	25	Round sardinella	Sardinella aurita
3.20333337783813	100	Steenbras	Lithognathus
3.19000005722046	32	Indian mackerel	Rastrelliger kanagurta
3.17000007629395	7	Hectors lanternfish	Lampanyctodes hectoris
3.14000010490417	40	Spiny lobsters	Palinuridae
3.10333323478699	33	Indo-Pacific mackerels	Rastrelliger
3.08999991416931	52	Chub mackerel	Scomber japonicus
3.04999995231628	74	Carpenter seabream	Argyrozona argyrozona
3.04500007629395	45	Halfbeaks	Hemiramphus
3	25	Crustaceans	Crustacea
3	35	Japanese splitfin	Synagrops japonicus
2.97199988365173	49	Seabreams and porgies	Diplodus
2.96000003814697	19	Cape anchovy	Engraulis capensis
2.8733332157135	20	Slipper lobsters	Scyllaridae
2.86999988555908	53	White stumpnose	Rhabdosargus globiceps
2.76699995994568	21	Sardinella	Sardinella
2.70000004768372	34	Penaeus shrimps	Penaeus
2.70000004768372	12	Indian white prawn	Fenneropenaeus indicus
2.65000009536743	13	Natantian decapods	Shrimps and prawns
2.59999990463257	44	Lobsters and spiny-rock lobsters	Homaridae and Palinuridae
2.59999990463257	30	Marine crabs	Brachyura
2.59999990463257	18	Deepsea crabs	Geryon
2.59999990463257	40	Tropical spiny lobsters	Panulirus
2.59999990463257	18	Knife shrimps	Haliporoides
2.59999990463257	46	Cape rock lobster	Jasus lalandii
2.59999990463257	20	Mozambique lobster	Metanephrops mozambicus
2.59999990463257	13	Natal spiny lobster	Palinurus delagoae
2.59999990463257	10	Southern spiny lobster	Palinurus gilchristi
2.52500009536743	120	Mullets	Mugilidae
2.4300000667572	30	South American pilchard	Sardinops sagax
2.26999998092651	15	Clams cockles and arkshells	Clams or cockles and arkshells
2.20000004768372	13	Jack-knife shrimp	Haliporoides sibogae
2.20000004768372	15	Knife shrimp	Haliporoides triarthrus
2.11142897605896	34	Rabbitfishes	Siganus
2.00999999046326	42	Salema	Sarpa salpa
2	46	Sea cucumbers	Holothuroidea
2	25	Cupped oysters	Crassostrea
2	4	Donax clams	Donax

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