Rich and underreported: First integrated assessment of the diversity of mesopelagic fishes in the Southwestern Tropical Atlantic

Rich and underreported: First integrated assessment of the diversity of mesopelagic fishes in the Southwestern Tropical Atlantic

Mesopelagic fishes play critical ecological roles by sequestering carbon, recycling nutrients, and acting as a key trophic link between primary consumers and higher trophic levels. They are also an important food source for harvestable economically valuable fish stocks and a key link between shallow...

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Main Authors: Leandro Nolé Eduardo, Arnaud Bertrand, Flávia Lucena-Frédou, Bárbara Teixeira Villarins, Júlia Rodrigues Martins, Gabriel Vinícius Felix Afonso, Theodore Wells Pietsch, Thierry Frédou, Fabio Di Dario, Michael Maia Mincarone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
deep-sea
oceanic islands
seamounts
biodiversity
Brazil
Fernando de Noronha Ridge
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.937154/full

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