The lipid, fatty acid and fatty alcohol composition of the myctophid fish Electrona antarctica: high level of wax esters and f ood-chain implications

• Main Authors: Phleger, C, Nichols, P, Patti Virtue
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology); Electrona antarctica; fatty acids; fatty alcohols; lipids; myctophid fish; wax esters; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; East Antarctica; Elephant Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; E. Antarctica; Copepods
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_lipid_fatty_acid_and_fatty_alcohol_composition_of_the_myctophid_fish_Electrona_antarctica_high_level_of_wax_esters_and_f_ood-chain_implications/22909355

The myctophid, Electrona antarctica, was collected by trawl from the Elephant Island region of the Antarctic Peninsula, and from East Antarctica near 61"s and 93"W. Total lipid was higher in Elephant Island E. antarctica (whole fish, 466-585 mg g* dry weight) than those from Eastern Antarc...