Fish larvae from May to June '95 of the "Capricórnio" campaign in the Republic of Guinea Bissau

Study Extent

A network of 33 oceanographic stations, spread around 10 radials, in the territorial waters of Guinea-Bissau was used for the collection of biological parameters from 29 May to 16 June 1995.

Sampling

The trawls were carried out at a steady speed of 3 knots and the samples stored in 4 percent formalin, previously neutralised with sodium bicarbonate.

Method steps

1. The plankton samples were collected in oblique trawls up to a maximum depth of 200 m using the FAO net. The Smith and Richardson (1977) expressions were used to calculate the volume.

fish larvae

1. Clupeidae
   rank: family
2. Gonostomatidae
   rank: family
3. Sternoptychidae
   rank: family
4. Bathylagidae
   rank: family
5. Synodontidae
   rank: family
6. Chlorophthalmidae
   rank: family
7. Myctophidae
   rank: family
8. Paralepididae
   rank: family
9. Ophichthidae
   rank: family
10. Exocoetidae
    rank: family
11. Syngnathidae
    rank: family
12. Bregmacerotidae
    rank: family
13. Serranidae
    rank: family
14. Priacanthidae
    rank: family
15. Cepolidae
    rank: family
16. Carangidae
    rank: family
17. Bramidae
    rank: family
18. Sciaenidae
    rank: family
19. Sparidae
    rank: family
20. Labridae
    rank: family
21. Acanthuridae
    rank: family
22. Trichiuridae
    rank: family
23. Scombridae
    rank: family
24. Gobiidae
    rank: family
25. Microdesmidae
    rank: family
26. Callionymidae
    rank: family
27. Blenniidae
    rank: family
28. Ophidiidae
    rank: family
29. Carapidae
    rank: family
30. Sphyraenidae
    rank: family
31. Mugilidae
    rank: family
32. Polynemidae
    rank: family
33. Scorpaenidae
    rank: family
34. Triglidae
    rank: family
35. Citharidae
    rank: family
36. Bothidae
    rank: family
37. Pleuronectidae
    rank: family
38. Soleidae
    rank: family
39. Balistidae
    rank: family

off Guiné-Bissau coast