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Table 2 Fishes collected at and around Ampère Seamount, arranged according to depth of occurrence

From: The fish fauna of Ampère Seamount (NE Atlantic) and the adjacent abyssal plain

Species

Order

Family

N

Gear

Min depth (m)

Max depth (m)

Size (mm)

Muraena helena

Anguilliformes

Muraenidae

7

LL,T

60

164

940–1,100 TL

Lepidopus caudatus

Perciformes

Trichiuridae

13

LL,HL

73

180

790–1,380 SL

Serranus atricauda

Perciformes

Serranidae

6

LL,HL

75

213

210–375 SL

Trachurus picturatus

Perciformes

Carangidae

16

LL,HL

106

489

275–375 SL

Coris julis

Perciformes

Labridae

2

T

127

127

125–145 SL

Scomber scombrus

Perciformes

Scombridae

10

LL

127

164

335–415 SL

Scomber colias

Perciformes

Scombridae

11

LL,HL

127

180

310–480 SL

Callanthias ruber

Perciformes

Callanthiidae

2

BT

134

177

60–70 SL

Capros aper

Zeiformes

Caproidae

2

BT

134

177

90–110 SL

Pontinus kuhlii

Scorpaeniformes

Scorpaenidae

9

LL,HL,BT,T

164

170

150–330 SL

Conger conger

Anguilliformes

Congridae

3

LL, T

164

314

735–1,305 TL

Helicolenus dactylopterus

Scorpaeniformes

Sebastidae

5

LL,T

314

489

125–275 SL

Malacocephalus laevis

Gadiformes

Macrouridae

1

LL

420

420

250 TL

Dipturus batis a

Rajiformes

Rajidae

1

LL

420

420

580 TL

Zenopsis conchifer

Zeiformes

Zeidae

1

LL

489

489

705 SL

Aphanopus carbo

Perciformes

Trichiuridae

2

LL

938

938

1,000–1,080 SL

Deania calcea

Squaliformes

Centrophoridae

5

LL

938

992

570–890 TL

Mora moro

Gadiformes

Moridae

37

LL,T

938

1,200

300–585 TL

Etmopterus pusillus

Squaliformes

Etmopteridae

2

LL

992

992

395–430 TL

Synaphobranchus kaupii

Anguilliformes

Synaphobranchidae

30

LL,OT,T

992

2,050

335–730 TL

Simenchelys parasitica

Anguilliformes

Synaphobranchidae

6

T

1,700

1,700

n.a.

Bathypterois grallator

Aulopiformes

Ipnopidae

1

OT

2,050

2,050

295 SL

Halosauropsis macrochir

Notacanthiformes

Halosauridae

3

OT

2,050

2,050

550–640 TL

Cataetyx laticeps

Ophidiiformes

Bythitidae

1

OT

2,050

2,050

645 SL

Bajacalifornia megalops

Osmeriformes

Alepocephalidae

1

OT

2,050

2,050

480 SL

Conocara salmoneum

Osmeriformes

Alepocephalidae

7

OT

2,050

4,416

250–720 SL

Histiobranchus bathybius

Anguilliformes

Synaphobranchidae

1

OT

4,416

4,416

1,210 SL

Bathypterois sp.

Aulopiformes

Ipnopidae

1

OT

4,416

4,416

125 TL

Holcomycteronus squamosus

Ophidiiformes

Ophidiidae

1

OT

4,416

4,416

375 SL

Bathymicrops regis

Aulopiformes

Ipnopidae

6

OT

4,416

4,419

90–110 SL

Bathypterois longipes

Aulopiformes

Ipnopidae

15

OT

4,416

4,419

65–195 SL

Coryphaenoides armatus

Gadiformes

Macrouridae

15

OT

4,416

4,419

660–860 TL

Coryphaenoides profundicolus

Gadiformes

Macrouridae

7

OT

4,416

4,419

270–410 TL

Coryphaenoides sp.

Gadiformes

Macrouridae

2

OT

4,416

4,419

540–665 TL

Echinomacrurus mollis

Gadiformes

Macrouridae

2

OT

4,416

4,419

50–205 TL

Rinoctes nasutus

Osmeriformes

Alepocephalidae

5

OT

4,416

4,419

125–195 SL

  1. Gear abbreviations: HL hook-and-line, LL longline, T trap, BT beam trawl, OT otter trawl. Size abbreviations: SL standard length, TL total length
  2. aThe taxonomic status of D. batis is currently under discussion. D. batis may actually consist of two nominal species, D. cf. flossada and D. cf. intermedia (Iglésias et al. 2010)