Food habits of some deep-sea fish off South Africa's west coast and Agulhas Bank. 1. The grenadiers (Teleostei: Macrouridae)

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 409-425

  Anderson, M E ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Deep sea fish; Diet; Feeding; Grenadiers; Macrouridae; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ICHTHYOFAUNA;

AGULHAS BANK; INDIAN OCEAN;

CAELORINCHUS BRAUERI; CAELORINCHUS MATAMUA; CAELORINCHUS SIMORHYNCHUS; CEPHALOPODA; CORYPHAENOIDES; CORYPHAENOIDES STRIATUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LUCIGADUS ORI; MACROURIDAE; MALACOCEPHALUS LAEVIS; MESOBIUS ANTIPODUM; NEZUMIA BREVIBARBATA; NEZUMIA MICRONYCHODON; NEZUMIA UMBRACINCTA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 28444451946     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320509504100     Document Type: Article

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