Wax esters versus triacylglycerols in myctophid fishes from the Southern Ocean

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Phleger, Charles F., Nelson, Matthew M., Mooney, Ben D., Nichols, Peter D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1999
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctic Science; Elephant Island; Euphausia superba; Southern Ocean; Copepods
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102099000565; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102099000565

Five species of myctophid fishes were collected by trawl from the Elephant Island region of the Antarctic Peninsula between 60°30′–62°S and 55°–61°30′W. Two species, Gymnoscopelus braueri and Krefftichthyes anderssoni were lipid-rich (406–456 mg g −1 dry weight whole fish) with wax esters (WE) the m...