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Page 154
... amphipods , and copepods , chaetognaths , scyphozoan jellyfish , and cephalopods . This dominance of the pelagic deep - sea fauna by small fishes , euphausiids , and shrimps seems to be widespread in all oceans , but as Omori ( 1974 ) ...
... amphipods , and copepods , chaetognaths , scyphozoan jellyfish , and cephalopods . This dominance of the pelagic deep - sea fauna by small fishes , euphausiids , and shrimps seems to be widespread in all oceans , but as Omori ( 1974 ) ...
Page 296
... amphipods . In Louisiana estuaries , Darnell ( 1961 ) found the three most important larger invertebrate species eaten by fishes to be the clam Rangia cuneata and two crabs , Rithropanopeus harissi and Callinectes sapidus . Different ...
... amphipods . In Louisiana estuaries , Darnell ( 1961 ) found the three most important larger invertebrate species eaten by fishes to be the clam Rangia cuneata and two crabs , Rithropanopeus harissi and Callinectes sapidus . Different ...
Page 369
... amphipods , and decapod crabs . Copepods associated with other marine animals are usually highly evolved and modified parasites , but there are a few that are simply commensal , scampering over the outer surfaces of various ...
... amphipods , and decapod crabs . Copepods associated with other marine animals are usually highly evolved and modified parasites , but there are a few that are simply commensal , scampering over the outer surfaces of various ...
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