Food habits of some deep-sea fish off South Africa's west coast. 2. Eels and spiny eels (Anguilliformes and Notacanthiformes)

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 557-566

  Anderson, M E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Congridae; Deep sea fish; Diet; Eels; Feeding; Notacanthidae; South Africa; Spiny eels; Synaphobranchidae

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONES; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; NUTRITION; OCEAN HABITATS;

CARNIVORY; DEMERSAL FISH; EEL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA; CAPE AGULHAS; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

ANGUILLIFORMES; CARIDEAN; CEPHALOPODA; CONGRIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIASTOBRANCHUS CAPENSIS; GNATHOPHIS; MACROURIDAE; MYCTOPHIDAE; NOTACANTHIDAE; NOTACANTHIFORMES; NOTACANTHUS; NOTACANTHUS CHEMNITZI; PENAEIDAE; SIMENCHELYS PARASITICA; STOMIIFORMES; SYNAPHOBRANCHIDAE; SYNAPHOBRANCHUS KAUPII;

EID: 33746052434     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320509504116     Document Type: Article

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