Evidence of Spawning and the Larval Distributions of Snipe Eels (Family Nemichthyidae) in the Sargasso Sea

• Published in: Bulletin of marine science Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 298 - 309
• Main Authors: Wippelhauser, Gail S., Miller, Michael J., McCleave, James D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lawrence, KA University of Miami - Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmos 01.09.1996; Allen
• Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Exploitation and management of natural biological resources (hunting, fishing and exploited populations survey, etc.); Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Marine; Nemichthyidae; Sargasso Sea; Atlantic Ocean; North Atlantic; ASW, Sargasso Sea; Marine environment; Capture rate; Vertebrata; Pisces; Tropical zone; Body size; Population structure; Fry; Time variation; Young animal; Breeding site

Snipe eels (Family Nemichthyidae, Order Anguilliformes) are highly modified pelagic fishes with a worldwide distribution. The adults of four species, Avocettina infans, Labichthys carinatus, Nemichthys curvirostris, and N. scolopaceus, have been collected in the North Atlantic Ocean, but little is k...