Distribution of the Biomass-Dominant Pelagic Fish, Bathylagus euryops (Argentiniformes: Microstomatidae), Along the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• Main Authors: Sweetman, Christopher J., Sutton, Tracey, Vecchione, M., Latour, Robert J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: NSUWorks 2013
• Subjects: Mid-ocean ridges; Mesopelagic zone; Bathypelagic zone; Vertical migration; Ontogeny; Prey availability; Marine Biology; Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Reykjanes; Iceland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/526

The northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR), from Iceland to the Azores, ranges in depth from 800–4500 m and extends over an area of 3.7 million km2. Despite its size, few studies have described the distribution of pelagic fishes along the MAR. Recent evidence from MAR-ECO, a Census of Marine Life field p...