TY - JOUR
T1 - Food habits of the two-line eelpout (Bothrocara brunneum
T2 - Zoarcidae) at two deep-sea sites in the eastern North Pacific
AU - Ferry, Lara A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements-1 would like to thank G. Cailliet, J. Harvey, M. Foster, D. Oxman, A. Gibb, and M. Graham, and two anonymous referees, for advice and assistance with this manuscript. My gratitude also to G. Van Dykhuizen, R. Vetter, D. Williams, B. Lauth and the late P. Raymore, for providing specimens, information, and allowing me to participate in various research cruises, and to M.E. Anderson for identification of zoarcid prey. Also thanks to the Monterey Commercial Fishing Fleet for retaining specimens captured at sea. This project was funded in part by a U.S. Navy grant, CLEAN Contract Nos. N62474-88-D-1991 and N62474-88-D-5086 to San Jose State University/Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, and a grant from the Myer’s Trust to LAF.
PY - 1997/3
Y1 - 1997/3
N2 - Two-line eelpouts were collected from two deep-sea sites in the eastern North Pacific in order to study food habits. The diet of this species is low in diversity, consisting primarily of shrimp-like crustaceans and secondarily of small zoarcid fishes. Although significant differences in diet exist between the two study sites, it appears that two-line eelpouts have a narrow dietary breadth. Previous and concurrent surveys of the region indicate that there is a wide range of potential prey available to two-line eelpouts; however, the species appears to be using a narrow range of benthopelagic fauna, suggesting that it is capable of some degree of prey specialization.
AB - Two-line eelpouts were collected from two deep-sea sites in the eastern North Pacific in order to study food habits. The diet of this species is low in diversity, consisting primarily of shrimp-like crustaceans and secondarily of small zoarcid fishes. Although significant differences in diet exist between the two study sites, it appears that two-line eelpouts have a narrow dietary breadth. Previous and concurrent surveys of the region indicate that there is a wide range of potential prey available to two-line eelpouts; however, the species appears to be using a narrow range of benthopelagic fauna, suggesting that it is capable of some degree of prey specialization.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0967-0637(96)00120-3
DO - 10.1016/S0967-0637(96)00120-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030992016
SN - 0967-0637
VL - 44
SP - 521
EP - 531
JO - Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
JF - Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
IS - 3
ER -