The correct identification of two trachichthyid fishes (Pisces, Berycomorphi) from the slope fauna west of Britain, with notes on the abundance and commercial importance ofHoplostethus atlanticus

Autor:	N.R. Merrett, Alwyne Wheeler
Rok vydání:	1983
Předmět:	Fishery Hoplostethus Ecology Abundance (ecology) Gephyroberyx darwini Fauna Sperm whale Identification (biology) Biology biology.organism_classification Relative species abundance Southern Hemisphere Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Journal of Natural History. 17:569-573
ISSN:	1464-5262 0022-2933
DOI:	10.1080/00222938300770461
Popis:	Summary Correction is made to the published identification of Gephyroberyx darwini from the slope waters west of Britain. Convincing evidence from a variety of sources establishes Hoplostethus atlanticus as the species in question. The salient features of both species are summarized in order to offset any further confusion. Attention is drawn to the relative abundance of H. atlanticus to the west of Britain and to its commercial exploitation in the Southern Hemisphere off New Zealand. Evidently its value is not only in fillets, since wax esters and oils derived from the whole carcase are suitable substitutes for sperm whale or jojoba oil.
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