Fish larvae from the Canary region in autumn

In this paper, the taxonomic composition of the fish larvae community in the Canary region in autumn 1991 is presented. In total, 8699 larvae belonging to 58 fish families were studied. 176 taxonomic groups were identified, 149 species level and the rest were identified at a higher level. The most n...

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Autor: Rodríguez, José María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/319572
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/319572
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Medio Marino
Ichthyoplankton
Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón
Fish larvae
Taxonomic composotion
Canary region
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Sumario:In this paper, the taxonomic composition of the fish larvae community in the Canary region in autumn 1991 is presented. In total, 8699 larvae belonging to 58 fish families were studied. 176 taxonomic groups were identified, 149 species level and the rest were identified at a higher level. The most numerous family and the one tat presented the greatest number of species was Myctophidae. The most frequently caught species was Cyclothone braueri. The taxonomic composition (at family level) of the fish larvae community, dominated by four mesopleagic families, was typical of oceanic regions of warm waters. The most tremarkable feature of the fish larvae community was its high specific diversity.