MOCNESS estimates of thesize and abundance of a pelagic gonostomatid fish Cyclothone pallida off the Bahamas

Depth patterns of size and abundance in a pelagic bristlemouth fish Cyclothone pallida (Stomiformes: Gonostomatidae) are reported. Sampling was conducted during the day and night at two sites in the Bahamas using a Multiple Opening and Closing Net and Electronic Sensing System (MOCNESS). All samples show peak abundance in the 500-700m depth range irrespective of time or sampling location. The mean and variance of body length increased with depth, and size-depth patterns do not significantly differ among samples. Results suggest that these populations of C. pallida do not exhibit diel vertical migration.

Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1445

This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be
cited as: McClain, C. R., Fougerolle, M. F., Rex, M. A., and Welch, J. (2001). MOCNESS estimates of the
size and abundance of a pelagic gonostomatid fish Cyclothone pallida off the Bahamas. Journal of the
Marine Biological Association of the UK, 81(5), 869-871. doi: 10.1017/S0025315401004702

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2001

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2001

DOI

10.1017/S0025315401004702

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2001

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FA00007039

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Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

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McClain, C. R.

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MOCNESS estimates of thesize and abundance of a pelagic gonostomatid fish Cyclothone pallida off the Bahamas

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315401004702

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2001
Cambridge University Press

Cambridge, England

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Cambridge, England

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MOCNESS estimates of thesize and abundance of a pelagic gonostomatid fish Cyclothone pallida off the Bahamas

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MOCNESS estimates of thesize and abundance of a pelagic gonostomatid fish Cyclothone pallida off the Bahamas