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Annotated list of demersal fishes occurring at Sedlo Seamount, Azores north‐east central Atlantic Ocean
Author(s) -
Menezes G. M.,
Rosa A.,
Melo O.,
Porteiro F.
Publication year - 2012
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.1095-8649.2012.03355.x
Subject(s) - seamount , biology , demersal zone , fishery , oceanography , demersal fish , pelagic zone , fish <actinopterygii> , paleontology , geology
Several fish surveys were carried out in recent years at Sedlo Seamount, Azores, north‐eastern central Atlantic Ocean. An objective of the surveys was to determine the species composition of the demersal fish species living in the area. Four types of sampling gears (bottom trawl and three types of longline) were used at Sedlo Seamount resulting in very different species composition by gear and a very complete coverage of the fish fauna of the area. A list of fishes caught with these sampling methods is presented, along with other specific auxiliary information. Altogether 78 species from 43 families were listed for Sedlo Seamount, and as far as is known, 15 species were recorded for the first time for Azorean waters.