Kinds and distribution of fish eggs and larvae off Northwest Africa, April-May 1973

Abstract

During the oceanographic cruises ATLOR III (April- May 1973), ATLOR V (April-May 1974), and ATLOR VI (October 1975), on board RV “Cornide de Saavedra”, intensive sampling was carried out, directed to the study of the ichthyoplankton of the continental shelf between Cape Bojador and Cape Blanc. In this paper, results from the first expedition, conducted between Cape Bojador and Point Durnford, are presented. The samples taken during the other two cruises are at present in course of analysis.The hydrographic conditions and other oceanographic data are reported by Cruzado (1974) and Cruzado and Manriquez (1974). Experimental bottom- trawl hauling data are given by Lloris et al. (1978). [...] Sardina pilchardus, Engraulis encrasicolus, Sparidae, Trachurus trachurus, Scomber japonicus, Centracanthidae, Soleidae, Buglossidium luteum, Microchirus azevia, Microchirus ocellatus, Capros aper, Serranus cabrilla, Mullus sumulentus, Scomber scombrus, Sphyraena sphyraena, Microchirus variegatus, Labridae, Ammodytidae, Gobiidae, Callionymidae, Blenniidae, Soleidae, Anguilliformes, Gonostomatidae, Myctophide, Maurolicus muelleri, Vinciguerria poweriae, Vinciguerria attenuata, Cyclothone braueri, Gonostoma sp., CEratoscopelus maderensis, Notoscopellus sp., Diogenichthys atlanticus, Hygophum reinhardti, Lobianchia gemellari, Benthosema suborbitale, Myctophum punctatum, Lampanyctus sp., Benthosema glaciale, Symbolophorus verayi, Hygophum sp., Hygophum benoiti, Myctophum sp., Trichirus lepturus, Lepidopus caudatus, Bothidae, Arnoglossus thori, Argyropetecus hemigymnus, Chauliodus sloani, Bathylagus sp., Scopelosaurus sp., Lestidiops sp., Belone belone, Scomberesox sp., Macrohamphosus sp., Zeus faber, Ophidion barbatum, Scopelarchidae, Paralepididae, Macrouridae, Triglidae, Beloniformes [...]