Table 2 List of species caught during the study period
From: Year-to-year variation in larval fish assemblages of the Southern North Sea
Species | Total catch | Months of occurrence | Frequence | % of total catch | Rank abundance 2003 | Rank abundance 2004 | Rank abundance 2005 | mean Rank ± S.D. | Temperature (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ammodytes marinus | 28,184 | 1–5 | 142 | 55.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 ± 0 | 2.7–10.2 |
Limanda limanda | 4,387 | 1–7 | 150 | 8.7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 ± 1.8 | 2.8–18 |
Agonus cataphractus | 2,867 | 1–4 | 99 | 5.7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 ± 2.7 | 2.8–6.6 |
Gobiidae spp. | 2,850 | 4–8 | 132 | 5.6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 ± 3.5 | 7–19.1 |
Trachurus trachurus | 1,910 | 5–9 | 112 | 3.8 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 ± 3.5 | 11.1–19.1 |
Sardina pilchardus | 1,584 | 5–10 | 69 | 3.1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 8.4 ± 4.7 | 11.2–18.5 |
Callionymus lyra | 1,504 | 4–9 | 122 | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 ± 1 | 7–18.7 |
Buglossidium luteum | 1,155 | 5–8 | 109 | 2.3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6.4 ± 1.6 | 9.9–18.8 |
Arnoglossus laterna | 916 | 4–9 | 97 | 1.8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 ± 1 | 7–19.7 |
Hyperoplus immaculatus | 735 | 4–9 | 82 | 1.5 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 11 ± 4.6 | 6.2–18.2 |
Engraulis encrasicolus | 682 | 6–8 | 22 | 1.3 | n.c. | 9 | 16 | 12.5 ± 5 | 14.6–19.1 |
Taurulus bubalis | 639 | 12–3 | 73 | 1.3 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 12 ± 5 | 2.9–17.3 |
Pholis gunnellus | 537 | 1–3 | 42 | 1.1 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13.4 ± 0.6 | 2.9–6.2 |
Liparis spp. | 505 | 1–6 | 102 | 1.0 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 15.4 ± 4.1 | 2.8–13.7 |
Myoxocephalus scorpius | 443 | 1–3 | 41 | 0.9 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 13.4 ± 5.1 | 2.8–5.6 |
Gadus morhua | 367 | 1–5 | 62 | 0.7 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 17.4 ± 4.1 | 2.8–7.9 |
Sprattus sprattus | 353 | 4–8 | 59 | 0.7 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 14.4 ± 3.3 | 6–18.7 |
Platichthys flesus | 306 | 2–7 | 34 | 0.6 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 15.7 ± 4.8 | 3.5–16.4 |
Indet species | 202 | 1–9 | 46 | 0.4 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 19.4 ± 5.9 | 4.3–19.7 |
Scomber scombrus | 104 | 6–8 | 27 | 0.2 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 21 ± 4 | 13–18.3 |
Rocklings | 73 | 1–7 | 38 | 0.1 | n.c. | 20 | 22 | 21 ± 1.5 | 5.2–15.8 |
Eutrigla gurnadus | 57 | 4–8 | 34 | 0.1 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 22 ± 3.5 | 7–18.7 |
Merlangius merlangus | 52 | 1–5 | 22 | 0.1 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21.4 ± 2.9 | 2.9–9.8 |
Ctenolabrus rupestris | 51 | 6–8 | 24 | 0.1 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 23.4 ± 4.1 | 14.3–18.6 |
Trisopterus esmarkii | 28 | 1–2 | 6 | 0.1 | n.c. | 22 | n.c. | 28.4 ± 5.6 | 4.5–5 |
Gymnammodytes semisquamatus | 21 | 10–12 | 9 | >0.1 | 21 | n.c. | n.c. | 30.7 ± 9.1 | 8.2–12.6 |
Clupeide indet | 17 | 6–8 | 6 | >0.1 | 30 | 24 | n.c. | 27 ± 4.3 | 13.2–19.7 |
Chirolophis ascanii | 16 | 1–2 | 9 | >0.1 | n.c. | 29 | 24 | 26.5 ± 3.6 | 4.5–6.2 |
Raniceps raninus | 16 | 5–7 | 11 | >0.1 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27.4 ± 0.6 | 8.2–18.1 |
Psetta maxima | 14 | 6–8 | 10 | >0.1 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 28.4 ± 3.1 | 12.8–18.4 |
Belone belone | 12 | 7–7 | 3 | >0.1 | 23 | 30 | n.c. | 26.5 ± 5 | 15.2–17.3 |
Pollachius pollachius | 11 | 5–5 | 2 | >0.1 | n.c. | 25 | n.c. | 28 ± 4.3 | 8.6–10.1 |
Blennius spp. | 9 | 5–10 | 7 | >0.1 | 26 | 32 | n.c. | 30 ± 3.5 | 9.7–18.1 |
Pleuronectes platessa | 7 | 2–7 | 4 | >0.1 | 19 | n.c. | n.c. | 29 ± 14.2 | 3.2–14.6 |
Cyclopterus lumpenus | 4 | 5–5 | 3 | >0.1 | n.c. | n.c. | 28 | 32.7 ± 5.7 | 10.2–10.4 |
Hippoglossoides platessoides | 3 | 6–8 | 3 | >0.1 | 28 | n.c. | 31 | 29.5 ± 2.2 | 15.6–17.5 |
Microchirus variegatus | 3 | 5–7 | 3 | >0.1 | n.c. | 36 | 29 | 32.5 ± 5 | 11.2–15.2 |
Trachinus vipera | 3 | 4–7 | 3 | >0.1 | n.c. | 34 | 30 | 32 ± 2.9 | 7.2–16.8 |
Clupea harengus | 2 | 3–3 | 2 | >0.1 | n.c. | 33 | n.c. | 32 ± 1 | 5.2–5.3 |
Mullus surmuletus | 1 | 7–7 | 1 | >0.1 | n.c. | 38 | n.c. | 33.7 ± 3.8 | 14.8–14.8 |
Phycis blennoides | 1 | 8–8 | 1 | >0.1 | n.c. | 35 | n.c. | 32.7 ± 2.1 | 18.1–18.1 |
Scophtalmus rhombus | 1 | 7–7 | 1 | >0.1 | n.c. | 37 | n.c. | 33.4 ± 3.3 | 16.8–16.8 |