Summer vertical distribution of paralarval gonatid squids in the northeast Pacific

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The vertical distribution patterns of paralarvae from several abundant cephalopod taxa were examined from depth-stratified tows in the northeast Pacific (44-56°N, 145-165°W) during three summer surveys in 1999-2001. A total of 309 cephalopods representing 10 taxa in three families were collected. Gonatid squids composed 97% of the total catch, and the most numerous taxa were Berryteuthis anonychus (59% of the total catch), Gonatus spp. (21%) and Gonatopsis borealis (17%). B. anonychus and Gonatus spp. were both most abundant in the upper 20 m; catches of both taxa varied significantly with depth and were significantly higher above the thermocline than in and below the thermocline. Gonatopsis borealis was collected mostly between 20 and 50 m, and catches were significantly higher in the thermocline than above and below the thermocline. Paralarvae of the three major taxa showed no evidence of diel vertical migration. Mantle lengths of Gonatus spp. and G. borealis each varied significantly with depth, and Gonatus spp. showed a strong positive correlation between mantle length and depth.

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Bower, J. R., & Takagi, S. (2004, August). Summer vertical distribution of paralarval gonatid squids in the northeast Pacific. Journal of Plankton Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbh081

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