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The predation of mysids by fish of the Rockall Trough, northeastern Atlantic Ocean

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Ecology of Mysidacea

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 10))

Abstract

The stomach contents of representatives of approximately 100 species of pelagic and demersal fish caught in the Rockall Trough, northeastern Atlantic ocean, have been examined for the occurrence of mysids. More than 40 species of fish included mysids in their diets. The majority of the 21 species of mysids identified in the stomachs live in close association with the sediment and are rarely caught in pelagic nets. Mysids contributed significantly to the diets of many demersal fish but were not apparently important constituents of the food of pelagic fish.

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Mauchline, J. (1982). The predation of mysids by fish of the Rockall Trough, northeastern Atlantic Ocean. In: Morgan, M.D. (eds) Ecology of Mysidacea. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8012-9_10

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