Deep-sea ecosystems represent the largest biome of the global biosphere, but knowledge of
their biodiversity is still scant. The Mediterranean basin has been proposed as a hot spot of …

Abstract The Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus, is a deep‐sea cetacean with a
predominantly teuthophagous diet. Its distribution in the northwest Mediterranean is …

The patterns of occurrence and bathymetric distribution of epibenthic crustaceans on the
continental shelf and upper slope down to a depth of 800 m are analysed based on data …

Bathymetric distribution of Centroscymnus coelolepis has been studied. This species was
restricted to the lower slope (1419 to 2251 m), where it was the only abundant shark. Galeus …

Twelve survey cruises on the continental shelf offshore of Ubatuba, southeastern Brazil,
were conducted during 1985 to 1987 as a part of a broad oceanographic investigation on …

A highly diversified mix of fish species, cephalopods and crustaceans, together with several
macro-epibenthic organisms, compose trawl catches in the Mediterranean Sea …

Existing information on the ichthyofauna of the Eastern Ionian Sea (Greece) was enriched by
a recent research project carried out in its northern part at depths ranging from 300 to 1200 …

The Santa Maria di Leuca (SML) coral banks represent a rare example of living Lophelia-
Madrepora-bearing coral mounds in the Mediterranean Sea. They are located between 350 …

[EN] This chapter presents the state of the art concerning the deep-sea Mediterranean
environment: geology, hydrology, biology and fisheries. These are the fields of study dealt …

Zonation of deep-sea decapod crustacean fauna was established in the Catalan Sea
(Western Mediterranean) based on a total of 66 bottom trawls carried out between 552 and …