Target strength of the lanternfish, Stenobrachius leucopsarus (family Myctophidae), a fish without an airbladder, measured in the Bering Sea

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 683-692

  Yasuma, Hiroki ^a   Takao, Yoshimi ^b   Sawada, Kouichi ^b   Miyashita, Kazushi ^a   Aoki, Ichiro ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

body sound speed; body mass density; deformed cylinder model; spheroid model; Stenobrachius leucopsarus; target strength

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTY; FISH; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; SOUND VELOCITY; TARGET STRENGTH;

BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

MYCTOPHIDAE; NEOSCOPELUS MICROCHIR; STENOBRACHIUS LEUCOPSARUS;

EID: 33646045610     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.02.016     Document Type: Article

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