Seeking the sun in deep, dark places: mesopelagic sightings of ocean sunfishes (Molidae)


Autoria(s): Phillips, N. D.; Harrod, C.; Gates, A. R.; Thys, T. M.; Houghton, J. D. R.
Data(s)

01/10/2015

Resumo

Evidence is presented from publicly available remotely operated vehicle (ROV) footage that suggests deep-water ranging in ocean sunfishes (family Molidae) is more common than typically thought, including a new maximum depth recorded for the southern sunfish Mola ramsayi.<br/>

Identificador

http://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/seeking-the-sun-in-deep-dark-places-mesopelagic-sightings-of-ocean-sunfishes-molidae(d2dec71d-24f3-4ef7-8d0a-f245e6db3021).html

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12769

Idioma(s)

eng

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

Fonte

Phillips , N D , Harrod , C , Gates , A R , Thys , T M & Houghton , J D R 2015 , ' Seeking the sun in deep, dark places: mesopelagic sightings of ocean sunfishes (Molidae) ' Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , vol 87 , pp. 1118-1126 . DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12769

Tipo

article