Copepods are common parasites of marine fishes, but little information is available on the biology of species that parasitize mesopelagic fishes in oceanic waters. In this study, we report the finding of large numbers of Sarcotretes spp. (n = 2340) in dietary samples of king penguins collected at Crozet and the Falklands Islands. Analysis of penguin food indicates that S. scopeli Jungersen para...

In 1973, Rosen erected the order Aulopiformes for all non-ctenosquamate eurypterygians, that is, the Iniomi of Gosline et al. (1966) minus the Myctophiformes (Myctophidae and Neoscopelidae). Rosen's aulopiforms included 15 families (Alepisauridae, Anotopteridae, Aulopidae, Bathysauridae, Bathypteroidae, Chlorophthalmidae, Evermannellidae, Giganturidae, Harpadontidae, Ipnopidae, Omosudidae, Para...

Total marine fisheries catches by CCAMLR member countries within the EEZ of Bouvet Island (or Bouvetøya, Norway) in the southern Atlantic were estimated from 1970 to 2010, including previously unreported catches from longline fisheries. Mesopelagic and demersal fish species distribution and abundance around Bouvet Island were assessed through the 20 century by various methods. Cumulative marine...

In conformity with programming to harvest from virgin resources of Myctophids (Benthosema pterotum) in the Oman Sea (Iranian waters), a series of research cruises and trial fishings were carried out from 1992 to 1998. Assessment of B. pterotum stocks was carried out using the data obtained from a series of seven cruises conducted by R/V Ferdows1 in the Iranian waters using modern scientific ech...

In conformity with programming to harvest from virgin resources of Myctophids (Benthosema pterotum) in the Oman Sea (Iranian waters), a series of research cruises and trial fishings were carried out from 1992 to 1998. Assessment of B. pterotum stocks was carried out using the data obtained from a series of seven cruises conducted by R/V Ferdows1 in the Iranian waters using modern scientific ech...

Trophic interactions between organisms are the main drivers of ecosystem dynamics, but scant dietary information is available for wide-ranging predators during migration. We investigated feeding habits of a key consumer of the Southern Ocean, the southern elephant seal Miroungia leonina, by comparing its blood δ13C and δ15N values with those of various marine organisms, including crustaceans, s...