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Ichthyoplankton abundance and distribution in the Ross Sea during 1987–1996

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During Italian expeditions, ichthyoplankton was collected in the Ross Sea and Terra Nova Bay, by BIONESS and Hamburg Plankton Net (250-µm and 500-µm mesh, respectively). A total of 394,453 fish larvae representing 46 species, 27 genera and 9 families were collected. Pleuragramma antarcticum dominated during three of the four cruises, whilst in 1994/1995 Trematomus lepidorhinus was also abundant. The most abundant icefish was Chionodraco myersi, which co-occurred with P. antarcticum. Macrouridae, Myctophidae and Bathylagidae were oceanic. Paralepididae occurred in all areas. Notothenioids, nearly 100% of the catch, occurred close to the coast and dominated the shelf ichthyoplankton community.

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  1. Dipartimento di Biologia Animale ed Ecologia Marina, Universita' di Messina, Salita Sperone 31, 98166 Messina, Italy, , , , ,

    A. Granata,  A. Cubeta,  L. Guglielmo &  O. Sidoti

  2. Istituto Sperimentale Talassografico (CNR), Spianata San Raineri, 98100 Messina, Italy, , , , ,

    S. Greco

  3. Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica Applicata al Mare (ICRAM), Via Casalotti 300, 00166 Rome, Italy, , , , ,

    M. Vacchi

  4. Istituto di Ricerche sulla Pesca Marittima (IRPEM), Largo Fiera della Pesca, 60125 Ancona, Italy, , , , ,

    M. La Mesa

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Granata, .A., Cubeta, .A., Guglielmo, .L. et al. Ichthyoplankton abundance and distribution in the Ross Sea during 1987–1996. Polar Biol 25, 187–202 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-001-0326-y

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