Feeding ecology of the deep-sea lanternshark Etmopterus pusillus (Elasmobranchii: Etmopteridae) in the northeast Atlantic

This study provides the first description of the feeding ecology of the smooth lanternshark Etmopterus pusillus based on stomach contents of specimens caught as bycatch in the Algarve (southern Portugal) with bottom trawling and bottom longline. The diet of E. pusillus consists mainly of fish (dry w...

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Main Author: Xavier, José C. (author)
Other Authors: Vieira, Cátia (author), Assis, Carlos (author), Cherel, Yves (author), Hill, Simeon (author), Costa, Esmeralda (author), Borges, Teresa C. (author), Coelho, Rui (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Deep-sea fisheries
Elasmobranch
Etmopterus pusillus
Feeding ecology
Lanternshark
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/8935
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/8935

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/8935

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