Table 26. List of fishes observed at the deep insular slope habitats (below 300 m) during the
Seward Johnson Sea Link II survey of the insular slope of Puerto Rico and the USVI
during 1985.
Species
Common Name
Habitat
Depth (m)
Sites
Polymixia nobilis
Beard fish
MS,RR,MSS
300 - 670
3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10,
13, 14
Chlorophtalmus sp.
Benthic myctophid
SS,RR,RS,SSM
300 - 600
4, 6, 8, 10,14
Lutjanus vivanus
Silk snapper
RR,RRS,SR,RW,SSM 120 - 600
4, 6, 8, 13, 14
Ostichthys trachypoma
Deep sea
squirrelfish
SR,RR,RS
240 - 600
4, 5, 6, 13, 14
Holanthias martinicensis
SR,RR,RRS,RW,RWR 90 - 330
4, 8, 13, 14
Gobiidae
Gobies
SR,RR,MSS,RWR
90 - 600
4, 6, 8, 10
Gempylidae
SS,WC,SSM
200 - 500
3, 8, 9, 13
Lutjanus buccanella
Blackfin snapper
RR,VRW,SR,RWR
90 - 600
3, 4, 6, 14
Pristipomoides sp.
Wenchman
snapper
RR,SS,SR,MSS
100 - 600
4, 6, 9, 10
Etelis oculatus
Queen snapper
RR,LW,SSR,SSM
100 - 600
6, 8, 9
Seriola dumerili
Almaco Jack (CK)
WC,SMS,RW
100 - 300
3, 6, 8
Cyttopsis roseus
SS,SSM
200 - 500
3, 8, 13
Myctophidae
myctophid
MSS,RS
300 - 600
8, 10, 14
Antigonia capros
Zeiform fish
MSS,SSR
300 - 600
9, 10, 12
Benthodesmus sp.
Trichurid fish
SS,MSS
300 - 600
3, 10, 13
Argentinidae
Argentinoid fishes
SS,RR,MSS
300 - 600
2, 6, 10
Sternoptychids
RR,MSS
300 - 600
3, 6, 10
Peristeridae
SS,SSR
300 - 600
3, 5, 9
Chaunax sp.
SS
300 - 600
3, 10
Poecilopsetta albomarginata
SS,MSS
300 - 600
3, 10
Halosaurid eel
MS
600 - 750
3, 14
Synodontidae
Lizardfishes
MSS,RW
100 - 600
8, 10
Mycteroperca intersticialis
RW
120 - 300
8, 14
Pristigenys alta
RRS,RW
100 - 300
4, 13
Parasudis truculenta
SS,SSM
200 - 600
8, 10
Caranx sp.
Jack
RR,LW,
100 - 300
6, 8
Plectrypops retrospinus
RRS,LW
210 - 300
4, 6
cynoglossid
SSR
300 - 400
9
Apogonidae
Cardinalfishes
RR
300 - 600
6
Chauliodus sloanei
MSS
300 - 600
10
Chaunax pictus
RR
300 - 600
6
Gonostomatidae
MSS
300 - 600
10
Macrouridae
MSS
300 - 600
10
Paralepididae
Barracudinas
WC
383 - 694
3
Chaulodontidae
WC
383 - 760
3
Trichurid fishes
SS
400
13
Epinnula magistralis
SS
421 - 479
3
Centrophorus sp.
Squalid shark
SS
705 - 750
3
Hexanchus griseus
Hexanchid shark
SS
705 - 750
3
Bathyclupeid fish
SS
705 - 750
3
Bathypteroid fish
SS
724 - 760
3
Macrourid fish
SS
724 - 760
3
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