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1. Revealing the foraging movements and diet of the White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina in the NE Atlantic

Author:
Maria Alho; Paulo Catry; Mónica C. Silva; Vera L. Nunes; José P. Granadeiro
Source:
Marine biology 2022 v.169 no.7 pp. 91
ISSN:
0025-3162
Subject:
Cephalopoda; Crustacea; DNA barcoding; Hydrobates pelagicus; Myctophidae; Pelagodroma; adults; chicks; coasts; diet; ecology; fish; mercury; Portugal
Abstract:
... The White-faced Storm Petrel (WFSP) Pelagodroma marina has a widespread distribution, although virtually nothing is known about their feeding ecology and distributions at-sea. To describe their foraging areas, a total of 77 birds were equipped with 1 g-GPS loggers on Selvagem Grande, Madeira, Portugal (30° 09′ N, 15° 52′ W), during the 2018 and 2019 breeding seasons. We also assessed the diet of W ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00227-022-04078-z

2. The economic tradeoffs and ecological impacts associated with a potential mesopelagic fishery in the California Current

Author:
Sally Dowd; Melissa Chapman; Laura E. Koehn; Porter Hoagland
Source:
Ecological applications 2022 v.32 no.4 pp. e2578
ISSN:
1051-0761
Subject:
Myctophidae; bioeconomics; biomass; coasts; decision support systems; ecological competition; fish; fish meal; fish oils; overfishing; simulation models; California; Pacific Ocean
Abstract:
... The ocean's mesopelagic zone (200–1000 m) remains one of the most understudied parts of the ocean despite knowledge that mesopelagic fishes are highly abundant. Apex predators from the surface waters are known to consume these fishes, constituting an important ecological interaction. Some countries have begun exploring the potential harvest of mesopelagic fishes to supply fishmeal and fish oil mar ...
DOI:
10.1002/eap.2578

3. The role of mesopelagic fishes as microplastics vectors across the deep-sea layers from the Southwestern Tropical Atlantic

Author:
Anne K.S. Justino; Guilherme V.B. Ferreira; Natascha Schmidt; Leandro N. Eduardo; Vincent Fauvelle; Véronique Lenoble; Richard Sempéré; Christos Panagiotopoulos; Michael M. Mincarone; Thierry Frédou; Flávia Lucena-Frédou
Source:
Environmental pollution 2022 v.300 pp. 118988
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
Argyropelecus; Diaphus; Hygophum; Sternoptyx; biodiversity; digestive tract; fish; microplastics; pollution; polyamides; polyethylene; polyethylene terephthalates; wet digestion method
Abstract:
... Microplastics (MPs; <5 mm) are a macro issue recognised worldwide as a threat to biodiversity and ecosystems. Widely distributed in marine ecosystems, MPs have already been found in the deep-sea environment. However, there is little information on ecological mechanisms driving MP uptake by deep-sea species. For the first time, this study generates data on MP contamination in mesopelagic fishes fro ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118988

4. Distribution, vertical migration, and trophic ecology of lanternfishes (Myctophidae) in the Southwestern Tropical Atlantic

Author:
Leandro Nolé Eduardo; Arnaud Bertrand; Michael Maia Mincarone; Júlia Rodrigues Martins; Thierry Frédou; Ramilla Vieira Assunção; Rayssa Siqueira Lima; Frédéric Ménard; François Le Loc'h; Flávia Lucena-Frédou
Source:
Progress in oceanography 2021 v.199 pp. 102695
ISSN:
0079-6611
Subject:
Myctophidae; biomass; carbon sequestration; competitive exclusion; ecosystems; fish; migratory behavior; oceanography; oceans; pollution; species diversity
Abstract:
... Lanternfishes (Myctophidae) are among the most abundant, widespread, and diverse fish groups in the world ocean. They account for a significant part of oceanic fish biomass and play crucial roles in various ecosystem processes, including carbon sequestration and nutrient recycling. However, despite the increasing risks they face (e.g. global warming, plastic pollution, and exploitation of deep-sea ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pocean.2021.102695

5. Isotope-based inferences of skipjack tuna feeding ecology and movement in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean

Author:
Juliano L. Coletto; Silvina Botta; Luciano G. Fischer; Seth D. Newsome; Lauro S.P. Madureira
Source:
Marine environmental research 2021 v.165 pp. 105246
ISSN:
0141-1136
Subject:
Katsuwonus pelamis; Myctophidae; carbon; diet; ecology; fisheries; geographical variation; krill; muscles; nitrogen; pelagic fish; research; stable isotopes; zooplankton; Atlantic Ocean
Abstract:
... Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) sustain a large-scale fishery in the southwest Atlantic Ocean (SWA), but information about its foraging ecology in this region is still limited. Here we use carbon (δ¹³C) and nitrogen (δ¹⁵N) stable isotope analysis of muscle from individuals collected in 2017–2018 (n = 383) to quantify diet composition and characterize movement patterns. We found a relatively sma ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105246

6. Length–weight and otolith size to standard length relationships in 12 species of Southern Ocean Myctophidae: A tool for predator diet studies

Author:
Ryan A. Saunders; Silvia Lourenço; Rui P. Vieira; Martin A. Collins; Jose C. Xavier
Source:
Journal of applied ichthyology 2021 v.37 no.1 pp. 140-144
ISSN:
0175-8659
Subject:
Myctophidae; ecosystems; fish; food webs; ichthyology; morphometry; otoliths
Abstract:
... Fish morphometric relationships are key tools for fisheries science and studies of food web dynamics and predator foraging behaviour, but parameterisations are limited for Southern Ocean myctophids (Family Myctophidae). New standard length (LS) to total mass (MT) relationships are therefore described for the 12 biomass‐dominant myctophid fish species living in the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean, using ...
DOI:
10.1111/jai.14126

7. Overview of the Composition and Spatial Distribtion of the Communities of Deep-Water Pelagic Fish in the Tropical Waters of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Russian Exploration Area

Author:
S. G. Kobyliansky; A. V. Mishin; Ya. Yu. Bolshakova; A. N. Kotlyar
Source:
Journal of ichthyology 2021 v.61 no.3 pp. 361-385
ISSN:
0032-9452
Subject:
Myctophidae; adults; ichthyology; marine fish; pelagic fish; scotophase; seamounts; spatial distribution; species abundance; Cabo Verde
Abstract:
... The spatial and vertical distribution of larvae, juveniles, and adults of meso- and bathypelagic fish during the dark period of the day was analyzed at three areas in the tropical part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, located north and south of the Cape Verde Fault in the zone of the Russian exploration area. The material was collected at four standard layers of 250–0, 700–0, 1500–0, and 2500–0 m. In th ...
DOI:
10.1134/S0032945221030048

8. Regional variation in fish species on the continental shelf of Sri Lanka

Author:
A. A. Sujeewa Hemanthi Athukoorala; Ram C. Bhujel; Jens-Otto Krakstad; Takashi Fritz Matsuishi
Source:
Regional studies in marine science 2021 v.44 pp. 101755
ISSN:
2352-4855
Subject:
Carangidae; Myctophidae; continental shelf; fish; marine fisheries; marine science; multivariate analysis; oxygen; salinity; surveys; temperature; Sri Lanka
Abstract:
... Sri Lankan marine fishery resources were not assessed and updated for the last four decades. A comprehensive survey was performed by R.V. Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, starting from June 24 to July 16, 2018. Variations of fish density and diversity on the continental shelf of Sri Lanka were determined by region (East and West) and depth (20–50 m and 50–100 m) using 65 trawl samples collected. Associations ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101755

9. Short‐lived fishes: Annual and multivoltine strategies

Author:
Jakub Žák; Milan Vrtílek; Matej Polačik; Radim Blažek; Martin Reichard
Source:
Fish and fisheries 2021 v.22 no.3 pp. 546-561
ISSN:
1467-2960
Subject:
Clupeidae; Gobiidae; Myctophidae; Nothobranchius furzeri; Salangidae; Schindleria; ecosystems; fish; longevity; multivoltine habit; phylogeny; predation; univoltine habit
Abstract:
... The diversity of life histories across the animal kingdom is enormous, with direct consequences for the evolution of lifespans. Very short lifespans (maximum shorter than 1 year in their natural environment) have evolved in several vertebrate lineages. We review short‐lived fish species which complete either single (annual/univoltine) or multiple (multivoltine) generations within a year. We summar ...
DOI:
10.1111/faf.12535

10. Deep-sea fishes from the Kurile-Kamchatka Trench collected by the R/V Sonne during the KuramBio II expedition in 2016

Author:
Gento Shinohara; Shigeaki Kojima; Hiroaki Fukumori
Source:
Progress in oceanography 2020 v.183 pp. 102275
ISSN:
0079-6611
Subject:
Coryphaenoides; Cyclothone; Sigmops; Stenobrachius leucopsarus; marine fish; nitrogen oxides; spatial data; stomach; summer; trawl nets; trimethylamine
Abstract:
... Deep-sea fishes were collected by the R/V Sonne from the Kurile-Kamchatka Trench during the summer of 2016. A total 17 specimens were collected by Agassiz trawl and multi-plankton nets. We identified them and provided a species list that includes 2 bristlemouths (Cyclothone atraria and Sigmops gracilis), 2 lanternfishes (Stenobrachius leucopsarus and S. nannochir) and 2 grenadiers (Coryphaenoides ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102275

11. Diet and parasites of a mesopelagic fish assemblage in the Gulf of Mexico

Author:
Matthew S. Woodstock; Christopher A. Blanar; Tracey T. Sutton
Source:
Marine biology 2020 v.167 no.12 pp. 184
ISSN:
0025-3162
Subject:
Acanthocephala; Cestoda; Copepoda; Myctophidae; Nematoda; Ostracoda; Sternoptyx; adults; diet; digestive system; fish; larvae; migratory behavior; parasites; predators; squid; zooplankton; Gulf of Mexico
Abstract:
... Mesopelagic fishes are important consumers of zooplankton and are the prey of oceanic predators. Some mesopelagic fishes (e.g., Myctophidae) undertake a diel vertical migration where they ascend to the near-surface waters during the night to feed and descend into the depths during the day to avoid predators. Other mesopelagic fishes (e.g., Sternoptyx) remain at depth throughout the day. Although f ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00227-020-03796-6

12. Features of the Spatial Distribution of Different Ecological Groups of Ichthyoplankton in the Northern Part of the Central East Atlantic

Author:
A. G. Arkhipov; R. A. Pak
Source:
Journal of ichthyology 2020 v.60 no.5 pp. 725-731
ISSN:
0032-9452
Subject:
Clupeidae; Gonostomatidae; Myctophidae; Sparidae; coasts; early development; eggs; fish larvae; ichthyoplankton; multivariate analysis; ontogeny; Mauritania; Morocco
Abstract:
... The distribution of fishes at early development stages in a 0–100 m water layer (0–bottom) in the northern part of the Central East Atlantic (northern and southern parts of Morocco and Mauritania) is considered using multivariate analysis methods. The distribution of different ecological fish groups at their early development stages can be analyzed using data on the number of eggs and larvae of fi ...
DOI:
10.1134/S0032945220040013

13. Feeding of Cardinalfish Epigonus affinis (Epigonidae) from the Seamount of the Northern Part of the Vavilov Ridge, the Atlantic Ocean

Author:
A. V. Gushchin
Source:
Journal of ichthyology 2020 v.60 no.3 pp. 507-511
ISSN:
0032-9452
Subject:
Apogonidae; Epigonus; Euphausiacea; Myctophidae; fish; seamounts; Atlantic Ocean
Abstract:
... Food of cardinalfish Epigonus аffinis in the northeastern part of the Vavilov Ridge (Guinean Elevation) consists of the pelagic organisms that are a part of the sound-dispersing layers. The main objects of its feeding are euphausiids and fish of the Myctophidae family. As the cardinalfish grows, the size of its victim increases, but the ratio of the length of the prey and the length of the predato ...
DOI:
10.1134/S003294522002006X

14. Filling gaps in the biology and habitat use of two spurdog sharks (Squalus japonicus and Squalus brevirostris) in the East China Sea

Author:
Toshikazu Yano; Seiji Ohshimo; Takeshi Sakai; Mari Yoda
Source:
Marine & freshwater research 2020 v.71 no.12 pp. 1719-1731
ISSN:
1323-1650
Subject:
Myctophidae; Squalus; body length; diet; females; fisheries management; habitat preferences; habitats; latitude; males; models; population dynamics; reproduction; sex ratio; sexual maturity; sharks; surveys; trophic levels; East China Sea
Abstract:
... The conservation and management of sharks requires appropriate information on their biological and habitat characteristics. Data needed for the conservation and management of two dominant demersal shark species in the East China Sea, the spurdogs (Squalus japonicus and Squalus brevirostris), are inadequate. To remedy this, we analysed biological, catch and abiotic data from bottom trawl surveys co ...
DOI:
10.1071/MF19131

15. Reflector of the body photophore in lanternfish is mechanistically tuned to project the biochemical emission in photocytes for counterillumination

Author:
José Paitio; Daichi Yano; Etsuhiro Muneyama; Shiro Takei; Hironori Asada; Masakazu Iwasaka; Yuichi Oba
Source:
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2020 v.521 no.4 pp. 821-826
ISSN:
0006-291X
Subject:
Diaphus watasei; camouflage; color; guanine; luciferase; luminescence; research; silver; solar radiation; wavelengths
Abstract:
... Lanternfish, a family Myctophidae, use ventro-lateral body photophores for camouflage of the ventral silhouette, a strategy called counterillumination. While other deep-sea fishes possess pigmented filters and silver reflectors to match sunlight filtering down through the depths, myctophids developed a blue-green reflector for this purpose. In this study, we showed in a lanternfish Diaphus watasei ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.10.197

16. Checklist of deep-sea fishes of the Russian northwestern Pacific Ocean found at depths below 1000 meters

Author:
Alexei M. Orlov; Alexei M. Tokranov
Source:
Progress in oceanography 2019 pp. 102143
ISSN:
0079-6611
Subject:
Liparidae; Myctophidae; Zoarcidae; habitats; marine fish; Pacific Ocean
Abstract:
... On the basis of an analysis of recent reviews and other published sources, as well as the author’s unpublished data, an annotated checklist of fishes and fish-like animals found in the Russian waters of the northwestern Pacific Ocean at depths greater than 1000 m was compiled. The results show that 244 species of fishes and fish-like animals are currently recorded in this region representing 145 g ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pocean.2019.102143

17. Diet composition of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) caught on aggregated schools in the western equatorial Atlantic Ocean

Author:
Guelson Batista da Silva; Humberto Gomes Hazin; Fabio Hissa Vieira Hazin; Teodoro Vaske‐Jr
Source:
Journal of applied ichthyology 2019 v.35 no.5 pp. 1111-1118
ISSN:
0175-8659
Subject:
Cephalopoda; Crustacea; Exocoetidae; Myctophidae; Thunnus albacares; Thunnus obesus; boats; diet; evisceration; feeding methods; habitats; prey species; squid; stomach; tuna; Atlantic Ocean
Abstract:
... The present study aims to characterize and compare the diet of bigeye and yellowfin tunas caught on aggregated schools in the western equatorial Atlantic Ocean. The samples were collected from January 2011 to June 2016. The tunas were measured on board and the stomachs were removed after evisceration. The stomachs were analyzed regarding their Index of Fullness and the importance of each prey in t ...
DOI:
10.1111/jai.13949

18. Ichthyoplankton of the Southern Waters of the North Atlantic: 2. Species Composition and Distribution Features

Author:
Ya. Yu. Bolshakova; S. A. Evseenko
Source:
Journal of ichthyology 2019 v.59 no.6 pp. 870-884
ISSN:
0032-9452
Subject:
Myctophidae; ichthyoplankton; juveniles; larvae; species diversity
Abstract:
... The species composition of ichthyoplankton in the open waters of the North Atlantic at the cross-section from 30° N to the equator is considered. The study was performed during the 43rd expedition of R/V Akademik Vavilov. The cross-section passed through the central and southern peripheral waters of the Northern Subtropical Anticyclonic Circulation and also crossed the waters of the Northern Tropi ...
DOI:
10.1134/S0032945219060018

19. Predicting future distributions of lanternfish, a significant ecological resource within the Southern Ocean

Author:
Jennifer J. Freer; Geraint A. Tarling; Martin A. Collins; Julian C. Partridge; Martin J. Genner
Source:
Diversity & distributions 2019 v.25 no.8 pp. 1259-1272
ISSN:
1366-9516
Subject:
Myctophidae; biogeography; body size; climate change; climate models; ecosystems; heat tolerance; latitude; niches; pelagic fish; physiology; prediction; simulation models; trophic relationships; Antarctic region
Abstract:
... AIM: Lanternfish (Myctophidae) are one of the most abundant and ecologically important families of pelagic teleosts, yet how these species will respond to climate change is unclear, especially within polar regions. The aim of this study was to predict the impact of climate change on the distribution of Southern Ocean lanternfish and to relate these predicted responses to species traits. LOCATION: ...
DOI:
10.1111/ddi.12934

20. Seasonal variability of ichthyoneuston assemblage on the continental shelf and slope of the Southwest Atlantic Ocean, Brazil (20°–23°S)

Author:
Ana Cristina Teixeira Bonecker; Mario Katsuragawa; Márcia Salustiano de Castro; Claudia Namiki; Maria de Lourdes Zani‐Teixeira; Igor Uchôa Farias; Ilson Carlos Almeida da Silveira
Source:
Journal of applied ichthyology 2019 v.35 no.3 pp. 655-671
ISSN:
0175-8659
Subject:
Anguilliformes; Clupeidae; Engraulidae; Maurolicus; Mugilidae; Mullidae; Myctophidae; Synodontidae; Trichiuridae; advection; autumn; basins; coasts; continental shelf; dry season; eggs; fish larvae; migratory behavior; salinity; seasonal variation; solar radiation; spring; summer; temperature; wet season; winter; Atlantic Ocean; Brazil
Abstract:
... Many marine organisms spend the early life history stages in neuston domain. Although the importance of ichthyoneuston, few studies were developed in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, this study aimed to improve the knowledge on ichthyoneuston of the Brazilian coast analyzing the vertical stratification and horizontal distribution of these organisms. Neuston samples were collected in daylig ...
DOI:
10.1111/jai.13890

21. The complex issue of chemicals and microplastic pollution: A case study in North Pacific lanternfish

Author:
Margy Gassel; Chelsea M. Rochman
Source:
Environmental pollution 2019 v.248 pp. 1000-1009
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
Myctophidae; aquatic food webs; bioaccumulation; bisphenol A; case studies; chemical pollutants; fish; laboratory experimentation; marine ecosystems; microplastics; nonylphenols; octylphenols; pesticides; pollution; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; polychlorinated biphenyls; Pacific Ocean
Abstract:
... Marine plastic debris, including microplastics (<5 mm in size), comprises a suite of chemical ingredients and sorbed chemical contaminants. Thus, microplastics are a potential, and debated, source of anthropogenic chemicals for bioaccumulation and biomagnification. Several studies have investigated the role of microplastics as a vector of contaminants to marine organisms via modeling exercises, la ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2019.03.002

22. Anisakis spp. larvae in three mesopelagic and bathypelagic fish species of the central Mediterranean Sea

Author:
G. Gaglio; P. Battaglia; A. Costa; M. Cavallaro; G. Cammilleri; S. Graci; M.D. Buscemi; V. Ferrantelli; F. Andaloro; F. Marino
Source:
Parasitology international 2018 v.67 no.1 pp. 23-28
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Anisakis pegreffii; Diaphus; Electrona; Vinciguerria; fish; larvae; morphs; parasites; paratenic hosts; Mediterranean Sea; Sicily
Abstract:
... In this work 437 fish samples of species belonging to the families Myctophidae (Electrona risso and Diaphus metopoclampus) and Phosichthyidae (Vinciguerria attenuata) were examined for the presence of Anisakidae larvae. The study was performed with fishes in the central Mediterranean Sea, particularly in the Strait of Sicily and in the Strait of Messina. The visual inspection and chloro-peptic ana ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2017.09.010

23. Biogeography of pelagic food webs in the North Pacific

Author:
John F. Piatt; Mayumi L. Arimitsu; William J. Sydeman; Sarah Ann Thompson; Heather Renner; Stephani Zador; David Douglas; Scott Hatch; Arthur Kettle; Jeff Williams
Source:
Fisheries oceanography 2018 v.27 no.4 pp. 366-380
ISSN:
1054-6006
Subject:
Fratercula cirrhata; Gadus chalcogrammus; Mallotus villosus; Myctophidae; Pleurogrammus monopterygius; biogeography; cluster analysis; diet; fish communities; fisheries; food webs; forage; forage fish; geographical variation; habitats; herring; marine ecosystems; models; piscivores; samplers; seabirds; species diversity; squid; Aleutian Islands; Gulf of Alaska
Abstract:
... The tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) is a generalist seabird that breeds throughout the North Pacific and eats more than 75 different prey species. Using puffins as samplers, we characterized the geographic variability in pelagic food webs across the subarctic North Pacific from the composition of ~10,000 tufted puffin meals (~56,000 prey items) collected at 35 colonies in the Gulf of Alaska (G ...
DOI:
10.1111/fog.12258

24. Feeding Habits of the Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) in the Northwestern Pacific Based on Stomach Contents and Stable Isotope Ratios1

Author:
Yuki Fujinami; Sayaka Nakatsuka; Seiji Ohshimo
Source:
Pacific science 2018 v.72 no.1 pp. 21-39
ISSN:
1534-6188
Subject:
Myctophidae; Prionace glauca; anchovies; carbon; dominant species; ecosystems; migratory behavior; nekton; nitrogen; prey species; sharks; squid; stable isotopes; stomach
Abstract:
... The blue shark, Prionace glauca (L.), is one of the most abundant pelagic sharks, and determining their feeding habits is important for understanding the ocean ecosystem. Generally, stomach contents analysis has been used to evaluate its feeding habits; however simply analyzing stomach contents reveals short-term feeding habits. In this study, we examined feeding habits of blue sharks in the North ...
DOI:
10.2984/72.1.2

25. Few But Relatively Large Prey: Trophic Ecology of Chauliodus sloani (Pisces: Stomiidae) in Deep Waters of the Central Mediterranean Sea

Author:
P. Battaglia; G. Ammendolia; V. Esposito; T. Romeo; F. Andaloro
Source:
Journal of ichthyology 2018 v.58 no.1 pp. 8-16
ISSN:
0032-9452
Subject:
Chauliodus sloani; Cyclothone; Maurolicus muelleri; Myctophidae; Paralepididae; Vinciguerria; autumn; cannibalism; ecology; energy; fauna; feeding methods; fish; food composition; spring; stomach; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... The trophic ecology of Chauliodus sloani (Stomiidae) was thoroughly investigated by stomach content analysis for the first time in the Mediterranean. Overall 206 individuals (64.0–260.0 mm SL) were collected from 2013 to 2015. C. sloani can be defined a specialist predator which feeds exclusively on mesopelagic fish belonging to Gonostomatidae, Myctophidae, Paralepididae, Phosichthyidae, Sternopty ...
DOI:
10.1134/S0032945218010034

26. Seasonal variation in the predatory impact of myctophids on zooplankton in the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean)

Author:
Ryan A. Saunders; Martin A. Collins; Rachael Shreeve; Peter Ward; Gabriele Stowasser; Simeon L. Hill; Geraint A. Tarling
Source:
Progress in oceanography 2018 v.168 pp. 123-144
ISSN:
0079-6611
Subject:
Amphipoda; Calanus; Electrona; Euphausia superba; Gymnoscopelus; Nannobrachium; Ostracoda; Protomyctophum; autumn; breeding season; cluster analysis; diet; fish; food webs; krill; predation; predators; seasonal variation; secondary productivity; spring; summer; zooplankton; Antarctic region
Abstract:
... Myctophids are the biomass-dominant mesopelagic fishes in the Southern Ocean, but their trophic role within the pelagic food web south of the Antarctic Polar Front is poorly resolved from a seasonal perspective at the ocean-basin scale. In this study, the predatory impact of the predominant Southern Ocean myctophid community (Electrona antarctica, Electrona carlsbergi, Gymnoscopelus braueri, Gymno ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pocean.2018.09.017

27. Autumn larval fish assemblages in the northwest African Atlantic coastal zone

Author:
Hinde Abdelouahab; Amina Berraho; Tarik Baibai; Aziz Agouzouk; Ahmed Makaoui; Ahmed Errhif
Source:
Chinese journal of oceanology and limnology 2017 v.35 no.3 pp. 515-527
ISSN:
0254-4059
Subject:
Gadidae; Myctophidae; Sparidae; chlorophyll; cluster analysis; coasts; environmental factors; fish larvae; migratory behavior; multivariate analysis; salinity; spatial distribution; temperature; zooplankton
Abstract:
... A study on the assemblage composition and vertical distribution of larval fish was conducted in the southern area of the Moroccan Atlantic coast in Autumn 2011. A total of 1 680 fish larvae taxa were identified from 21 families. The majority of the larvae were present in the upper layers. Clupeids were the most abundant larvae taxa followed by Myctophidae, Gadidae and Sparidae, hence the larval fi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00343-017-5302-7

28. Feeding habits of juvenile yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) in Ecuadorian waters assessed from stomach content and stable isotope analysis

Author:
José Luis Varela; Ketty María Intriago; Julio César Flores; Cristhian Ronald Lucas-Pilozo
Source:
Fisheries research 2017 v.194 pp. 89-98
ISSN:
0165-7836
Subject:
Auxis; Crustacea; Dosidicus gigas; Myctophidae; Thunnus albacares; body size; carbon; diet; juveniles; liver; muscle tissues; muscles; nitrogen; stable isotopes; stomach; tuna
Abstract:
... Size-related shifts in feeding habits of juvenile yellowfin tuna (YFT), Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788), in Ecuadorian waters were assessed using stomach content analysis (SCA) (n=339) and stable isotope analysis (n=83). In all size classes, fishes were the predominant prey group in the diet (Alimentary Index, %AI=96.86) followed by cephalopods (%AI=3.29) and crustaceans (%AI=0.03). PERMANOVA ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fishres.2017.05.017

29. Influence of lunar phases, winds and seasonality on the stranding of mesopelagic fish in the Strait of Messina (Central Mediterranean Sea)

Author:
Pietro Battaglia; Giovanni Ammendolia; Mauro Cavallaro; Pierpaolo Consoli; Valentina Esposito; Danilo Malara; Ignazio Rao; Teresa Romeo; Franco Andaloro
Source:
Marine ecology 2017 v.38 no.5 pp. -
ISSN:
0173-9565
Subject:
Cyclothone; Microstomatidae; Myctophidae; Paralepididae; Phosichthyidae; Sternoptychidae; Stomiidae; coasts; fauna; fish; light intensity; wind direction; winter; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... The shore stranding of mesopelagic fauna is a recurrent phenomenon in the Strait of Messina (Central Mediterranean Sea). The aim of this paper is to test the influence of lunar phases, winds and seasons upon the frequency of occurrence of strandings of mesopelagic fish. Species abundance in relation to these factors was quantified for the first time. Specimens were collected stranded on the shore ...
DOI:
10.1111/maec.12459

30. Novel method for the extraction and identification of microplastics in ocean trawl and fish gut matrices

Author:
Jeff Wagner; Zhong-Min Wang; Sutapa Ghosal; Chelsea Rochman; Margy Gassel; Stephen Wall
Source:
Analytical methods 2017 v.9 no.9 pp. 1479-1490
ISSN:
1759-9679
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Myctophidae; biosafety; carbohydrates; composite polymers; digestive tract; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; fish; light microscopy; microplastics; polypropylenes; polystyrenes; proteins; scanning electron microscopy; stomach; tissues; ultrasonics; Pacific Ocean
Abstract:
... This work presents alternative extraction and analysis techniques to identify microplastics in the environment. This study aims to address previously noted issues with methods that use aggressive extraction treatments or optical microscopy identification techniques alone. Pulsed ultrasonic extraction with ultrapure water was used to remove microplastics from fish stomachs without dissolving the st ...
DOI:
10.1039/c6ay02396g

31. Fishes that rule the world: circumtropical distributions revisited

Author:
Michelle R Gaither; Brian W Bowen; Luiz A Rocha; John C Briggs
Source:
Fish and fisheries 2016 v.17 no.3 pp. 664-679
ISSN:
1467-2960
Subject:
Anguillidae; Carangidae; Carcharhinidae; DNA barcoding; Echeneidae; Gobiidae; Myctophidae; Scombridae; adults; anadromous fish; catadromous fish; databases; euryhaline species; freshwater; geographical distribution; larvae; marine fish; phylogeny; phylogeography; taxonomic revisions; tuna
Abstract:
... Briggs () published the first checklist of circumtropical fishes with 107 species. This work served for a half century as the most comprehensive checklist of globally distributed fishes, but the intervening years witnessed many discoveries, and molecular data have changed the way we evaluate species. Here, we update the list guided by taxonomic revisions, phylogenies, phylogeographic data and DNA ...
DOI:
10.1111/faf.12136

32. The contribution of migratory mesopelagic fishes to neuston fish assemblages across the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans

Author:
M. Pilar Olivar; J. Ignacio González-Gordillo; Jordi Salat; Guillem Chust; Andrés Cózar; Santiago Hernández-León; M. Luz Fernández de Puelles; Xabier Irigoien
Source:
Marine & freshwater research 2016 v.67 no.8 pp. 1114-1127
ISSN:
1323-1650
Subject:
Exocoetidae; Hemiramphidae; Myctophidae; Scomberesocidae; autocorrelation; correspondence analysis; environmental factors; fish; fluorescence; foraging; juveniles; migratory behavior; oxygen; species diversity; surface water; surface water temperature; variance; Pacific Ocean
Abstract:
... Surface waters are an attractive foraging ground for small fish in the open ocean. This study aims to determine the importance of vertically migrating species in the neuston of oceanic waters across the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans and to ascertain the influence of environmental variables on their distribution patterns. Neustonic fish assemblages were primarily controlled by light. They wer ...
DOI:
10.1071/MF14391

33. Feeding ecology of the Stomiiformes (Pisces) of the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. 1. The Sternoptychidae and Phosichthyidae

Author:
Vanda Carmo; Tracey Sutton; Gui Menezes; Tone Falkenhaug; Odd Aksel Bergstad
Source:
Progress in oceanography 2015 v.130 pp. 172-187
ISSN:
0079-6611
Subject:
Amphipoda; Argyropelecus hemigymnus; Copepoda; Maurolicus muelleri; Myctophidae; Sternoptyx; Vinciguerria; body weight; carbon; carbon cycle; diet; eating habits; fish; fish communities; latitude; nekton; ontogeny; phenotypic variation; quantitative analysis; stomach; taxonomy
Abstract:
... Comprehensive trophic studies in the vast mid-oceanic regions are rare compared to coastal and fisheries-oriented investigations. Field sampling conducted by the multidisciplinary, international Census of Marine Life project MAR-ECO, namely the 2004 G.O. Sars cruise, has generated one of the largest open ocean deep-pelagic sample collections ever obtained. With the overall goal of understanding ca ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pocean.2014.11.003

34. Insights into the diet of a poorly known species: pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata from Cape Verde, West Africa

Author:
PR O'Dwyer; S Berrow; P López-Suárez; C Oujo Lamao
Source:
African journal of marine science 2015 v.37 no.3 pp. 427-430
ISSN:
1814-2338
Subject:
Antigonia; Myctophidae; arthropods; beak; diet; fish; nutrition information; otoliths; squid; stomach; whales; Cape Verde; Western Africa
Abstract:
... Despite having a worldwide distribution in tropical waters, knowledge on pygmy killer whales Feresa attenuata , including diet, is poor, with only a few studies carried out to date. The presence of otoliths and beaks in stomachs that have been examined indicate that the diet of F. attenuata includes squid, octopus and fish. In this study, the stomach contents of two F. attenuata recently stranded ...
DOI:
10.2989/1814232X.2015.1084374

35. Species composition and features of ichthyoplankton distribution in the waters of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau

Author:
A. G. Arkhipov; A. A. Mamedov; T. A. Simonova; V. N. Shnar
Source:
Journal of ichthyology 2015 v.55 no.3 pp. 346-354
ISSN:
0032-9452
Subject:
Bothidae; Caranx; Myctophidae; Paralepididae; Sardinella aurita; Sardinella maderensis; Scombridae; Sparidae; Trachurus; biomass; eggs; fauna; females; ichthyoplankton; larvae; mackerel; spawning; species diversity; tropical fish; Guinea-Bissau; Senegal
Abstract:
... The qualitative and quantitative composition of ichthyoplankton in the waters of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau during the winter period of 2012–2013 are considered. Approximately 120 species of pelagic eggs and larvae of fishes belonging to 64 families are identified in the ichthyoplankton samples. The eggs and larvae of Clupeidae, Carangidae, Scombridae, Myctophidae, Sparidae, Bothidae, Scianidae, an ...
DOI:
10.1134/S0032945215030017

36. Amazon River water in the northeastern Caribbean Sea and its effect on larval reef fish assemblages during April 2009

Author:
E. M. Johns; B. A. Muhling; R. C. Perez; F. E. Müller‐Karger; N. Melo; R. H. Smith; J. T. Lamkin; T. L. Gerard; E. Malca
Source:
Fisheries oceanography 2014 v.23 no.6 pp. 472-494
ISSN:
1054-6006
Subject:
Serranidae; adults; Labridae; Scaridae; Myctophidae; surface temperature; surface water; dissolved oxygen; oxygen; Nomeidae; fish larvae; Clupeidae; plankton; salinity; river water; chlorophyll; habitats; United States; British Virgin Islands; Caribbean Sea; Atlantic Ocean; Amazon River; Netherlands Antilles
Abstract:
... During April to June 2009, a large bolus of Amazon River water impacted the northeastern Caribbean Sea. Shipboard observations collected near Saba Bank, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, and the Anegada Passage showed low surface salinity (35.76 ± 0.05 Practical Salinity Unit (PSU)), elevated surface temperature (26.77 ± 0.14°C), high chlorophyll‐a (1.26 ± 0.21 mg m⁻³) and high dissolved oxygen ...
DOI:
10.1111/fog.12082

37. Diet of the spothead lanternfish Diaphus metopoclampus (Cocco, 1829) (Pisces: Myctophidae) in the central Mediterranean Sea

Author:
P. Battaglia; V. Esposito; D. Malara; M. Falautano; L. Castriota; F. Andaloro
Source:
Italian journal of zoology 2014 v.81 no.4 pp. 530-543
ISSN:
1748-5851
Subject:
Diaphus; Euphausiidae; Metridinidae; Mollusca; Polychaeta; adults; diet; feeding methods; fish; fishery resources; predators; shrimp; statistical analysis; stomach; surveys; Mediterranean Sea; Sicily
Abstract:
... The feeding habits of the bathypelagic, non-migratory myctophid Diaphus metopoclampus from a shrimp fishing ground area in the Strait of Sicily were analyzed. Overall, 296 adult specimens ranging from 50.8 to 92.8 mm standard length (SL) (mean SL = 72.9 ± 8.0 mm) were collected during two trawl surveys (October 2010 and May 2011) and their stomach contents were examined in order to provide new inf ...
DOI:
10.1080/11250003.2014.948500

38. Seven-locus molecular phylogeny of Myctophiformes (Teleostei; Scopelomorpha) highlights the utility of the order for studies of deep-sea evolution

Author:
John S.S. Denton
Source:
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 2014 v.76 pp. 270-292
ISSN:
1055-7903
Subject:
Diaphus; Lampanyctus; Myctophum; Nannobrachium; bioluminescence; biomass; fish; marine ecosystems; monophyly; polyphyly; species diversity
Abstract:
... Fishes of the order Myctophiformes (Teleostei; Scopelomorpha) comprise over half of all deep-sea biomass, and are a critical component of marine ecosystems worldwide. Members of the family Myctophidae, within Myctophiformes, form the majority of species diversity within the order (∼250 species, 33 genera, 2 subfamilies), and are further known for their diverse bioluminescent traits, comprised of d ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.009

39. Diet of five species of the family Myctophidae caught off the Mariana Islands

Author:
Joel E. Van Noord
Source:
Ichthyological research 2013 v.60 no.1 pp. 89-92
ISSN:
1341-8998
Subject:
Amphipoda; Copepoda; Myctophidae; diet; fish; food webs; larvae; molluscs; Mariana Islands
Abstract:
... Myctophids are important components of marine food webs, but little is known about the diets of many species in large stretches of the ocean. To fill this knowledge gap, Myctophum lychnobium, Symbolophorus evermanni, Centrobranchus andreae, Myctophum aurolaternatum, and Myctophum nitidulum were collected off the previously unsampled Mariana Islands in 2007. Myctophum lychnobium predominately consu ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10228-012-0315-x

40. The Distribution of Larval Fishes of the Charleston Gyre Region off the Southeastern United States in Winter Shaped by Mesoscale, Cyclonic Eddies

Author:
Govoni J. J.; Hare J. A.; Davenport E. D.
Source:
Marine and coastal fisheries 2013 v.5 pp. 246-259
ISSN:
1942-5120
Subject:
Brevoortia tyrannus; Etrumeus; Gulf Stream; Leiostomus xanthurus; Micropogonias undulatus; Myctophidae; animal exploration and collection; chlorophyll; continental shelf; correlation; correspondence analysis; ecosystems; fish larvae; habitats; herring; hydrodynamics; larval development; menhaden; oceans; plateaus; population density; spawning; topographic slope; winter; zooplankton; Sargasso Sea; Southeastern United States
Abstract:
... Serial, cyclonic, mesoscale eddies arise just north of the Charleston Bump, a topographical rise on the continental slope and Blake Plateau, and characterize the U.S. outer shelf and upper slope in the region of the Charleston Gyre. This region was transected during the winters of 2000, 2001, and 2002, and hydrographic data and larval fishes were collected. The hydrodynamics of the cyclonic eddies ...
DOI:
10.1080/19425120.2013.820245

41. Diets and Trophic Linkages of Epipelagic Fish Predators in Coastal Southeast Alaska during a Period of Warm and Cold Climate Years, 1997–2011

Author:
Sturdevant M. V.; Orsi J. A.; Fergusson E. A.
Source:
Marine and coastal fisheries 2012 v.4 no.1 pp. 526-545
ISSN:
1942-5120
Subject:
Decapoda; Ammodytes hexapterus; Clupea pallasii pallasii; cold zones; Euphausiacea; marine ecosystems; predators; fisheries; adults; juveniles; marine fish; Squalus acanthias; Myctophidae; salmon; invertebrates; monitoring; Amphipoda; climate change; fish larvae; piscivores; Gadus chalcogrammus; diet; surveys; Mallotus villosus; environmental factors; time series analysis; Oncorhynchus; habitats; Alaska
Abstract:
... This study identifies important trophic links for epipelagic marine fish predators in Southeast Alaska to improve understanding of marine ecosystem dynamics in response to climate change. Fish predators can be viewed as autonomous samplers whose diets should integrate the available prey taxa commensurate with environmental conditions. We examined fish predators from annual (1997–2011) surveys cond ...
DOI:
10.1080/19425120.2012.694838

42. Unusual stability of diet of the New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) at Banks Peninsula, New Zealand

Author:
LL Allum; FW Maddigan
Source:
New Zealand journal of marine and freshwater research 2012 v.46 no.1 pp. 91-96
ISSN:
1175-8805
Subject:
Arctocephalus; Myctophidae; Thyrsites atun; biomass; breeding; diet; otoliths; seals; squid; New Zealand
Abstract:
... The diet of the New Zealand fur seal Arctocephalus forsteri was determined from examination of scats and regurgitates collected from two breeding colonies at Banks Peninsula, Canterbury. Identifiable otoliths and squid beaks were obtained from 392 scats and 16 regurgitations collected over four seasons in 2008. Nine species were identified in scats and three species were identified in regurgitates ...
DOI:
10.1080/00288330.2011.604336

43. Larval mesopelagic fish assemblages in the Kuroshio–Oyashio transition region of the western North Pacific

Author:
C. Sassa; K. Kawaguchi; K. Taki
Source:
Marine biology 2007 v.150 no.6 pp. 1403-1415
ISSN:
0025-3162
Subject:
Bathylagidae; Gonostomatidae; Myctophidae; Phosichthyidae; Sternoptychidae; autumn; fish larvae; species diversity; winter
Abstract:
... We examined larval mesopelagic fish assemblages, their distribution, and seasonal occurrence patterns in the Kuroshio–Oyashio transition region of the western North Pacific where complex hydrographic structures are observed due to the confluence of the Kuroshio Extension and Oyashio current. Larvae of the dominant families Myctophidae, Gonostomatidae, Bathylagidae, Sternoptychidae, and Phosichthyi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00227-006-0434-x

44. Features, boundaries and connecting mechanisms of the Mauritanian Province exemplified by oceanic fish larvae

Author:
H. Ch. John; C. Zelck
Source:
Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen 1997 v.51 no.2 pp. 213-240
ISSN:
0174-3597
Subject:
Myctophidae; hydrology; indigenous species; models; oxygen; spatial distribution; temperature; tropical fish; Cabo Verde
Abstract:
... The Mauritanian Province, which comprises the area from the NW-African shelf to about 20°W and from Cape Timiris to Cape Verde, is redefined on the basis of fish larvae distribution patterns, direct and indirect current measurements, CTD-O2 hydrography and SST-remote sensing. Its northern and western boundaries coincide with, the permanent, although not stationary, Cape-Verde-Frontal-Zone separati ...
DOI:
10.1007/BF02908709

45. Food of Flesh-footed Shearwaters Puffinus carneipes Associated with High-seas Driftnets in the Central North Pacific Ocean

Author:
Patrick Gould; Peggy Ostrom; William Walker
Source:
Emu 1997 v.97 no.2 pp. 168-173
ISSN:
1448-5540
Subject:
Brama; Cololabis saira; Myctophidae; Ommastrephes bartramii; Puffinus; breast muscle; digesta; drift nets; fish; fisheries; nitrogen; squid; stable isotopes; trophic levels; Pacific Ocean
Abstract:
... We examined digestive tract contents and stable nitrogen isotope ratios in breast muscles of Flesh-footed Shearwaters Puffinus carneipes associated with high-seas driftnet fisheries in the central North Pacific Ocean. Small fish, Lanternfish (Myctophidae) and Pacific Saury Cololabis saira, were the principal prey found in the digestive tracts. Pieces of unidentified fish, possibly Pacific Pomfret ...
DOI:
10.1071/MU97020