Table. 4 Vertical distribution and mean abundance (N/100 m3), of total fish larvae and for each species collected at different layer depth
From: Distribution and abundance of fish larvae in the northern Ionian Sea (Eastern Mediterranean)
Species/family | Layer (m) | Depth range (m) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0–40 | 40–60 | 60–100 | 100–600 | ||
(N/100 m3) | |||||
Total ichthyoplankton | 14.03 | 10.15 | 1.73 | 1.02 | 0–600 |
Clupeidae | |||||
Sprattus sprattus sprattus | 2.38 | 0.02 | 0.11 | – | 0–80 |
Sardina pilchardus | 0.16 | – | – | – | 0–40 |
Clupeidae spp. | 0.13 | 0.09 | – | – | – |
Gonostomatidae | |||||
Cyclothone braueri | 0.33 | – | – | – | 0–40 |
Cyclothone microdon | 0.02 | 0.02 | – | – | 0–60 |
Cyclothone spp. | – | 0.08 | – | 0.70 | 40–600 |
Sternoptychidae | |||||
Argyropelecus hemigymnus | – | – | – | 0.07 | 200–300 |
Photychtidae | |||||
Ichthyococcus ovatus | – | – | 0.12 | 0.10 | 60–400 |
Vinciguerria poweriae | – | 0.12 | – | – | 40–60 |
Stomiatidae | |||||
Stomias boa boa | 0.55 | – | 0.07 | – | 0–80 |
Myctophidae | |||||
Benthosema glaciale | 1.63 | 6.22 | 0.35 | – | 0–100 |
Ceratoscopelus maderensis | 0.03 | – | – | – | 0–20 |
Hygophum benoiti | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.07 | – | 0–100 |
Hygohum hygomii | 0.21 | 0.02 | 0.12 | – | 0–80 |
Lampanyctus crocodilus | 1.00 | 0.06 | – | – | 0–60 |
Lampanyctus pusillus | 0.40 | 0.25 | 0.04 | – | 0–80 |
Lobianchia dofleini | 0.06 | 0.07 | – | – | 0–60 |
Myctophum punctatum | 0.43 | 0.66 | 0.19 | – | 0–80 |
Notoscopelus bolini | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.07 | – | 0–100 |
Notoscopelus elongatus | 1.01 | 0.18 | – | – | 0–60 |
Symbolophorus veranyi | – | – | 0.05 | – | 60–80 |
Myctophidae spp. | 0.41 | – | – | – | |
Paralepididae | |||||
Lestidiops jayakari jayakari | 0.15 | 0.02 | – | – | 0–60 |
Arctozenus risso | 0.06 | – | 0.07 | – | 0–100 |
Paralepis sp. | – | – | – | 0.03 | 100–200 |
Congridae | |||||
Gnathophis mystax | – | 0.12 | – | 0.03 | 40–200 |
Apodes sp. | 0.03 | – | – | – | 40–20 |
Macroramphosidae | |||||
Macroramphosus scolopax | 0.04 | 0.15 | – | – | 0–60 |
Gadidae | |||||
Gaidropsarus biscayensis | 1.60 | 0.20 | – | – | 0–60 |
Gadiculus argenteus thori | – | 0.14 | – | – | 40–60 |
Gaidropsarus vulgaris | – | – | – | 0.03 | 100–200 |
Phycis phycis | 0.10 | 0.13 | – | – | 20–60 |
Gadus spp. | – | – | 0.11 | – | 80–60 |
Gadidae spp. | 0.59 | 0.02 | – | – | 60–0 |
Merluccidae | |||||
Merluccius merluccius | 0.03 | – | – | – | 20–40 |
Caproidae | |||||
Capros aper | 0.13 | 0.07 | – | – | 0–60 |
Carangidae | |||||
Trachurus picturatus | 0.44 | – | – | – | 0–40 |
Trachurus trachurus | 0.09 | – | – | – | 20–40 |
Sparidae | |||||
Boops boops | 0.35 | – | – | – | 0–40 |
Diplodus sargus sargus | 0.06 | – | – | – | 0–40 |
Ammodytidae | |||||
Gymnammodytes cicerellus | 0.58 | – | – | – | 0–40 |
Uranoscopidae | |||||
Uranoscopus scaber | 0.06 | – | – | – | 0–20 |
Gobiidae | |||||
Gobiidae sp A | 0.07 | – | – | – | 20–40 |
Gobiidae sp B | 0.07 | – | – | – | 20–40 |
Callionymidae | |||||
Callionymus lyra | – | – | 0.18 | – | 60–100 |
Callionymidae spp. | 0.64 | 1.32 | 0.13 | – | 80–20 |
Carapidae | |||||
Carapus acus | – | – | 0.04 | – | 80–100 |
Triglidae | |||||
Eutrigla gurnardus | 0.04 | – | – | – | 20–40 |
Chelidonichthys lucerna | 0.04 | – | – | – | 0–20 |
Bothidae | |||||
Bothus podas | – | – | – | 0.06 | 100–200 |
Arnoglossus laterna | 0.37 | – | – | – | 20–40 |
Lophiidae | |||||
Lophius piscatorius | 0.03 | 0.08 | – | – | 20–60 |