Table 2 Species composition of ichthyoplankton community
From: Distribution and abundance of fish larvae in the northern Ionian Sea (Eastern Mediterranean)
Species/family | N | Relative abundance (%) | Frequency index (%) | Mean abundance (N/100 m3) | SL (mm) | X (mm) | (+SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clupeidae | |||||||
Sprattus sprattus sprattus | 70 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 0.73 | 6–22 | 10.6 | 2.7 |
Sardina pilchardus | 5 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.05 | 8–14 | 11.2 | 0.5 |
Clupeidae sp. | 5 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 0.05 | – | – | – |
Gonostomatidae | |||||||
Cyclothone braueri | 10 | 1.6 | 9.6 | 0.10 | 3–8 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
Cyclothone microdon | 1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.01 | 8 | 8.0 | – |
Cyclothone spp. | 23 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 0.24 | – | – | – |
Sternoptychidae | |||||||
Argyropelecus hemigymnus | 2 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.02 | 18–25 | 21.5 | 0.5 |
Photychthidae | 0.00 | ||||||
Ichthyococcus ovatus | 6 | 0.9 | 9.6 | 0.06 | 16–25 | 19.2 | 0.7 |
Vinciguerria poweriae | 1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.01 | 18 | 18.0 | – |
Stomiatidae | |||||||
Stomias boa boa | 19 | 2.9 | 19.2 | 0.20 | 4–43 | 18.9 | 5.1 |
Myctophidae | |||||||
Benthosema glaciale | 151 | 23.4 | 30.8 | 1.58 | 3–13 | 6.1 | 2.2 |
Ceratoscopelus maderensis | 1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.01 | 15 | – | – |
Hygophum benoiti | 7 | 1.1 | 9.6 | 0.07 | 10–15 | 11.9 | 0.5 |
Hygophum hygomii | 10 | 1.6 | 13.5 | 0.10 | 4–11 | 6.3 | 0.8 |
Lampanyctus crocodilus | 32 | 5.0 | 19.2 | 0.33 | 4–17 | 5.6 | 1.4 |
Lampanyctus pusillus | 17 | 2.6 | 21.2 | 0.18 | 3–8 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
Lobianchia dofleini | 3 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 0.03 | 5–16 | 8.8 | 0.9 |
Myctophum punctatum | 28 | 4.3 | 17.3 | 0.29 | 3–9 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
Notoscopelus bolini | 8 | 1.2 | 13.5 | 0.08 | 3–13 | 8.3 | 1.1 |
Notoscopelus elongatus | 33 | 5.1 | 19.2 | 0.34 | 3–16 | 5.4 | 1.5 |
Symbolophorus veranyi | 1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.01 | 16 | – | – |
Myctophidae spp. | 13 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.14 | – | – | – |
Paralepididae | |||||||
Lestidiops jayakari jayakari | 5 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 0.05 | 4–14 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
Arctozenus risso | 4 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 0.04 | 5–14 | 10.8 | 0.7 |
Paralepis sp. | 1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.01 | Damag. | – | – |
Congridae | |||||||
Gnathophis mystax | 2 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.02 | 70–103 | 86.5 | 1.7 |
Apodes sp. | 1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.01 | – | – | – |
Macroramphosidae | |||||||
Macroramphosus scolopax | 3 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 0.03 | 2–6 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
Gadidae | |||||||
Gaidropsarus biscayensis | 50 | 7.8 | 17.3 | 0.52 | 1–4 | 2.2 | 0.3 |
Gadiculus argenteus thori | 2 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.02 | 4–5 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
Gaidropsarus vulgaris | 1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.01 | 13 | – | – |
Phycis phycis | 5 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 0.05 | 2–5 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
Gadus spp. | 3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.03 | – | – | – |
Gadidae spp. | 18 | 2.8 | 15.4 | 0.19 | – | – | – |
Merluccidae | |||||||
Merluccius merluccius | 1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.01 | 4 | – | – |
Caproidae | |||||||
Capros aper | 5 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 0.05 | 2 | 2.0 | – |
Carangidae | |||||||
Trachurus picturatus | 14 | 2.2 | 7.7 | 0.15 | 3–4 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
Trachurus trachurus | 3 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.03 | 2–3 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
Sparidae | |||||||
Boops boops | 11 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 0.11 | 2–5 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
Diplodus sargus sargus | 2 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.02 | 3 | – | – |
Ammodytidae | |||||||
Gymnammodytes cicerellus | 16 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 0.17 | 6–13 | 9.1 | 0.8 |
Uranoscopidae | |||||||
Uranoscopus scaber | 2 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.02 | 3–2 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
Gobiidae | |||||||
Gobiidae sp A | 2 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.02 | 3 | 3.0 | – |
Gobiidae sp B | 2 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.02 | 3 | 3.0 | – |
Callionymidae | 3.8 | ||||||
Callionymus lyra | 5 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.05 | 4–7 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
Callionymidae spp. | 43 | 6.7 | 13.5 | 0.45 | – | – | – |
Carapidae | |||||||
Carapus acus | 1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.01 | 42 | 42.0 | – |
Triglidae | |||||||
Eutrigla gurnardus | 1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.01 | 3 | 3.0 | – |
Chelidonichthys lucerna | 1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.01 | 11 | 11.0 | – |
Bothidae | |||||||
Bothus podas | 1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.01 | 18 | 18.0 | – |
Arnoglossus laterna | 10 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.10 | 3–5 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
Lophiidae | |||||||
Lophius piscatorius | 2 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.02 | 5–7 | 6.0 | 0.1 |