Reproductive Ecology of Dragonfishes (Stomiiformes: Stomiidae) in the Gulf of Mexico

The most abundant fishes on Earth live in the meso- and bathypelagic (deep-pelagic, collectively) zones of the open ocean, where they play a key role in deep-sea food webs by mediating energy flow from surface waters to great depth. Of these fishes, the most speciose taxon is the family Stomiidae (d...

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Main Authors: Alex D. Marks, David W. Kerstetter, David M. Wyanski, Tracey T. Sutton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00101/full