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Molecular Taxonomy of Deep Sea Fishes Off the southern coast of India

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Title Molecular Taxonomy of Deep Sea Fishes Off the southern coast of India
 
Creator Bineesh, K K
 
Subject Fish Genetics
Pelagic Fisheries
Pelagic Fishes
Fish Taxonomy
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Description Deep-sea fishes are one of the very interesting groups of animals that live in
the darkness that is below the epipelagic or photic zone of the ocean. The deep-sea
ecosystem is the largest habitat on Earth, covering 300 x106 km
2
that comprise about
63% of the earth’s surface, and is the main reservoir of global biodiversity (Smith et
al., 2008). However, the deep-sea is the least productive part of the oceans, although
some high biomass concentrations of fishes are found on the topographic features
like seamounts, mid-oceanic ridges and continental slopes (Norse et al., 2012).
Deep-sea fishes can be placed into mesopelagic, bathypelagic and benthopelagic
categories, depending upon their depth preferences. Mesopelagic and bathypelagic
species are true pelagic fishes, generally of small size even at their adult stage and
unlikely to be exploited on a commercial scale (Valinassab et al., 2007). Lantern
fishes (Myctophidae) and cyclothonids (Gonostomatidae) are the common
mesopelagic fishes that live below the photic zone extending to 1000 m depth and
they, along with bathypelagic fishes that live below 1000 m, are highly adapted to
live in an environment where food is scarce. The deep-sea fishes from mesopelagic
and bathypelagic depths have many unique and interesting adaptations for living in
the extreme deep-sea environment.
 
Date 2015
 
Type Thesis
NonPeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16511/1/Thesis_2015_Bineesh%20K%20K_Deep%20sea%20fishes.pdf
Bineesh, K K (2015) Molecular Taxonomy of Deep Sea Fishes Off the southern coast of India. Doctoral thesis, Cochin University of Science and Technology.