Distribution and abundance of the early life stages of squid, primarily Gonatidae (Cephalopoda, Oegopsida), in the northern North Pacific (Part 1)

Cephalopods collectcd with micronekton nets in the Subarctic North Pacific are shown to be primarily young stages of the family Gonatidae. Regional and seasonal changes of abundance of cephalopods in the northern North Pacific are discussed. A pattern of low winter abundance with a rapid early summe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kubodera, Tsunemi, Jefferts, Katharine
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo 1984
Subjects:
Pacific
Subarctic
Online Access:https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/34046/
https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/34046/7/783.pdf
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Summary:Cephalopods collectcd with micronekton nets in the Subarctic North Pacific are shown to be primarily young stages of the family Gonatidae. Regional and seasonal changes of abundance of cephalopods in the northern North Pacific are discussed. A pattern of low winter abundance with a rapid early summer increase and gradual autumn decrease is evident. Distribution patterns of species in the family Gonatidae show good corrclation with large scale oceanographic features.

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