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Midwater trawl catches of adolescent and adult anguilliform fishes during the Sargasso Sea Eel Expedition 1979
Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen volume 35, pages 341–356 (1982)
Abstract
During the research program on the biology and migration ofAnguilla spp. carried out with F.R.V. “Anton Dohrn” in 1979, approximately 1300 adolescent and adult anguilliform individuals were caught covering 8 families, 10 genera and 12 species. Observations on each of these species, including horizontal and vertical distributional patterns, are dealt with herein. The appearance of various species in hauls and the absence of adultAnguilla spp. in the catches obtained are discussed.
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Post, A., Tesch, F.W. Midwater trawl catches of adolescent and adult anguilliform fishes during the Sargasso Sea Eel Expedition 1979. Helgolander Meeresunters 35, 341–356 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02006142
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