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Near‐surface captures of post‐juvenile anglerfish in the North‐east Atlantic—an unsolved mystery
Author(s) -
Hislop J. R. G.,
Holst J. C.,
Skagen D.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2000.tb02214.x
Subject(s) - biology , demersal zone , juvenile , range (aeronautics) , fishery , oceanography , fish <actinopterygii> , ecology , geology , materials science , composite material
Thirty four well‐grown (length range 24–103 cm) individuals of the demersal anglerfish Lophius piscatorius were captured close to the surface at widely scattered locations in the North‐east Atlantic, some over considerable depths (to 2600 m).