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| Lorance, Pascal; Trenkel, Verena. |
| The behaviour of eight large benthopelagic fish taxa was analysed using video records collected with an ROV on the mid-slope of the Bay of Biscay. The studied species were roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris), orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus), deep-sea scorpionfish (Trachyscorpia cristulata echinata), and black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo), as well as individuals belonging to the families Alepocephalidae, Chimaeridae, and Scyliorhinidae, and to the order Squaliformes. Some of the observed fish were grouped at the family taxonomical level due to visual identification to species being unreliable. Assumed natural (undisturbed) behaviour was categorised in terms of (i) body position with respect to the bottom sea floor, (ii) locomotion and... |
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Palavras-chave: ROV; Life strategies; Fish; Diversity; Continental slope; Behaviour; Bay of Biscay. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-1228.pdf |
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