Sebastodes flavidus, a Shelf Rockfish Feeding on Mesopelagic Fauna, with Consideration of the Ecological Implications
- 1 August 1969
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
- Vol. 26 (8) , 2211-2215
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f69-205
Abstract
Yellowtail rockfish (Sebastodes flavidus) aggregated along the southern edge of the Astoria Canyon, probably in response to the increased availability of mesopelagic food. The myctophid Stenobrachius leucopsarus was the dominant food organism.Keywords
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