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'Nothing is untouched': DDT found in deep-sea fish raises troubling concerns for food web
In addition to zooplankton, which are a window into the base of the food chain, one particular type of fish, myctophids, proved to be key. Also known as lanternfish, myctophids are tiny ...
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Bolted inside a steel sphere deep underwater, these explorers made history
The lantern fish (Myctophids) came close to the glass and were easy to call by name. Only instead of having a half dozen scales left, like those caught in the nets, these fish were ablaze with ...
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Exploration of inedible fish species on cards in Kerala
About 75% of the mesopelagic species constitute a group of fish called myctophids, commonly known as lantern fish. Since it is inedible, we are exploring the possibility of utilising it for the ...
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Seasonal changes of community structure and vertical distribution/migration for mesopelagic fish in the western subarctic Pacific
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan In this study, we investigated seasonal changes of community structure, abundance, ...