Relationships between otolith size and fish size in some mesopelagic and bathypelagic species from the Mediterranean Sea (Strait of Messina, Italy)

P Battaglia, D Malara, T Romeo… - Scientia …, 2010 - scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es
The length-weight relationships and the regressions between otolith size (length and width)
and fish length of some mesopelagic and bathypelagic fishes living in the central …

Feeding habits of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (L. 1758), in the central Mediterranean Sea (Strait of Messina)

P Battaglia, F Andaloro, P Consoli, V Esposito… - Helgoland Marine …, 2013 - Springer
The study of feeding habits of the Atlantic bluefin tuna was carried out in 123 specimens,
ranging from 115 to 222 cm fork length (FL) and collected during spring seasons of 2010 …

Importance of the lunar cycle on mesopelagic foraging by Atlantic bluefin tuna in the upwelling area of the Strait of Messina (Central Mediterranean Sea)

P Battaglia, C Pedà, D Malara, G Milisenda… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary We investigated the influence of the lunar cycle on bluefin tuna prey
composition in the Strait of Messina by stomach content analysis. We tested if the lunar …

Diet and first documented data on plastic ingestion of Trachinotus ovatus L. 1758 (Pisces: Carangidae) from the Strait of Messina (central Mediterranean Sea)

P Battaglia, C Pedà, S Musolino, V Esposito… - Italian journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The present paper investigates the diet and the food composition of Trachinotus ovatus in
the central Mediterranean Sea (Strait of Messina). Moreover, the first documented data on …

Intraspecific variability of the saccular and utricular otoliths of the hatchetfish Argyropelecus hemigymnus (Cocco, 1829) from the Strait of Messina (Central …

C D'Iglio, S Famulari, M Albano, A Carnevale… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Mesopelagic species are enjoining increasing attention due to the growing impact of
fisheries activities on deep marine biocenosis. Improving the knowledge base on …

Relationships between otolith size and fish length in some mesopelagic teleosts (Myctophidae, Paralepididae, Phosichthyidae and Stomiidae)

P Battaglia, D Malara, G Ammendolia… - Journal of Fish …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Length–mass relationships and linear regressions are given for otolith size (length and
height) and standard length (LS) of certain mesopelagic fishes (Myctophidae, Paralepididae …

[HTML][HTML] New Documented Records of the Mesopelagic Fish Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Sternoptychidae) in the Strait of Messina and a Review of Its …

C Bacchiani, G Ammendolia, S De Matteo, M Cavallaro… - Fishes, 2024 - mdpi.com
The constellation fish, Valenciennellus tripunctulatus, is a small mesopelagic teleost
typically found in equatorial and temperate waters worldwide, although the species has …

Influence of lunar phases, winds and seasonality on the stranding of mesopelagic fish in the Strait of Messina (Central Mediterranean Sea)

P Battaglia, G Ammendolia, M Cavallaro… - Marine …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The shore stranding of mesopelagic fauna is a recurrent phenomenon in the Strait of
Messina (Central Mediterranean Sea). The aim of this paper is to test the influence of lunar …

Myctoph um p unctatum

BS Di Carlo, G Costanzo, E Fresil, L Guglielmo… - Mar Ecol. Prog …, 1982 - int-res.com
The feeding ecology of 2 vertically migrating midwater fishes-Hygophum benoiti and
Myctophum punctaturn-found stranded along the shores of the Straits of Messina was …

Consumption of mesopelagic prey in the Strait of Messina, an upwelling area of the central Mediterranean Sea: Feeding behaviour of the blue jack mackerel …

P Battaglia, L Pagano, P Consoli, V Esposito… - Deep Sea Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study describes for the first time the feeding behaviour and mesopelagic food
consumption of adult Trachurus picturatus in the Strait of Messina (central Mediterranean …