Tyler et al. 1992

Deepwater populations of the western Atlantic pearlfish Carapus bermudensis (Ophidiiformes: Carapidae)

Tyler JC, Robins RC, Smith LC, Gilmore RG

scientific article Bull Mar Sci
Abstract

During operations of the Johnson SEA-LINK submersible in the Lesser Antilles in 1989 and off Belize and Mexico in 1990, we collected sea cucumbers at depths between 45-235 m. Examination revealed a high incidence of tenuis larvae and exceptionally large and deeply pigmented adult pearl fish in Holothuria lentiginosa and Eostichopus arnesoni.

Keywords
Metadata (pending validation)
Depth Range
45–235 m
Mesophotic Mentions
0 × (total of 2240 words)
Classification
  • Presents original data
  • Focused on 'mesophotic' depth range
  • Focused on 'mesophotic coral ecosystem'
Fields
Ecology Biodiversity
Focusgroups
Fishes Other invertebrates
Locations
Belize USA - Continental Atlantic Ocean Mexico - Caribbean Sea
Platforms
Manned Submersible
Validated by: Erika Gress | Joe Turner | Hudson Pinheiro