Association between species of fishes and benthonic cephalopods caught in the "ATLOR VI" cruise

Abstract

The study of interespecific associations constitudes one of the basic points in the structural analysis of an ecosystem. In the present paper, the associations between benthonic fishes and cephalopods from the Saharian platform are evaluated. [...] Diplodus annularis, Merlucius merluccius, Macrorhanphosus sp., Spondyliosoma cantharus, Pagellus acarne, Scyliorhinus sp., Torpedo sp., Raja miraletus, Raja naevus, Raja undulata, Hoplostetus sp., Zeus faber, Capros aper, Serranus cabrilla, Pomadasys bennetti, Plectorhinchus mediterraneus, Umbrina canariensis, Mullus surmulletus, Sparus caeruleostictus, Boops boops, Dentex canariensis, Dentex gibbosus, Dentex macrophthalmus, Dentex maroccanus, Diplodus cervinus, Diplodus vulgaris, Lithognatus mormyrus, Pagellus erythrinus, Pagellus coupei, Puntazzo puntazzo, Trachinus sp., Uranoscopus scaber, Callionymus sp., Scorpaena scrofa, Scorpaena porcus, Scorpaena notata, Triglia lucerna, Aspitrigla obscura, Lepidotrigla cavillone, Trigloporus lastoviza, Arnoglossus laterna, Soleidae, Buglossidium luteum, Monochirus hispidus, Lophius piscatorius, Chaunax pictus, Sepia officinalis, Loligo sp., Alloteuthis sp., Octopus vulgaris [...]