Feeding ecology of the southern lanternshark (Etmopterus baxteri) and the brown lanternshark (E. unicolor) off southeastern Australia

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 157-165

  Hallett, Chris S ^a   Daley, Ross K ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deep sea; Dogfish; Orange roughy; Piscivore; Squalidae; Squid; Teuthivore

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BYCATCH; CEPHALOPOD; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DEEP WATER; DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; NEKTON; PISCIVORE; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEAMOUNT; SHARK; TELEOST; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

AUSTRALIA;

CEPHALOPODA; CHONDRICHTHYES; CRUSTACEA; ETMOPTERUS; ETMOPTERUS BAXTERI; ETMOPTERUS UNICOLOR; HOPLOSTETHUS ATLANTICUS; SQUALIDAE; SQUALUS ACANTHIAS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 79951984539     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq143     Document Type: Article

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