Cryptic species complexes represent an important challenge for the adequate
characterization of Earth's biodiversity. Oceanic organisms tend to have greater …

Deep scattering layers (DSLs) play an important role in pelagic food webs, and are
inhabited by the world's most abundant invertebrates. Recent research has begun to reveal …

Mesopelagic fish constitute the most abundant vertebrate group in the marine environment.
The current work reports on results of three seasonal acoustic cruises carried out in the Gulf …

Different types and systems to discriminate plankton samples at different strata in the water
column have been developed in recent decades. For sampling at sufficient depth, opening …

Simple Summary Mesopelagic fish form the largest fish biomass in the oceans. They are
essential intermediates in marine food webs, having an important role as zooplankton …

Mesopelagic fishes hold an important position in marine food webs, serving as a link
between lower trophic levels and top predators and transferring energy from their deep …

Several studies have sought to quantify the contribution of mesopelagic fishes to the ocean
carbon cycle and the biological pump. However, to determine fish-mediated carbon …