Vertical distribution of relative numbers of the main groups of sound-scattering fishes in the Central Indian Ocean

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Findings made in 31 catches with an Isaacs-Kidd midwater trawl in the light (09.00-16.00) and dark (21.00-04.00) periods of a day within a survey area of about 100 sq. miles with approximate center coordinates of 13°S and 78°E have been used to investigate vertical distribution of the main groups of sound-scattering fishes (35 species of the family Myctophidae and 16 species of other families). It has been shown that during daylight hours all fishes sink to depths deeper than 400 m. Data are presented concerning the fish population of night-time sound-scattering layers at depths of 70-150 m and about 400 m and of the daytime ones at depths of about 450 m.

Supplement to: Bekker, Vladimir E; Chuvasov, Vladimir M (1988): Vertical distribution of some mesopelagic fishes in the central part of the Indian Ocean. Oceanology, 28(1), 111-114

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.756858
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.756858
Provenance
Creator Bekker, Vladimir E; Chuvasov, Vladimir M
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 1988
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
OpenAccess true
Representation
Resource Type Supplementary Publication Series of Datasets; Collection
Format application/zip
Size 2 datasets
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (78.083W, -13.300S, 79.083E, -12.967N); Indian Ocean