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Pelagic chaetognaths in Sagami Bay and Suruga Bay, Central Japan, were studied. Their community structure was very similar in both of these bays. Four genera and 26 species were identified. In Sagami Bay the habitat segregation by depths was clearly obtained. The population and species number of epipelagic (0–200 m) chaetognaths were larger in summer than in winter. The populations of meso- (200–500 m) and bathypelagic (500–1,000 m) species were smaller than that of epipelagic ones and fairly stable seasonally.
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Marumo, R., Nagasawa, S. Pelagic chaetognaths in Sagami Bay and Suruga Bay, Central Japan. Journal of the Oceanographical Society of Japan 29, 267–275 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02108846
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