Abstract
The distribution, temperature, and size ranges of 60 species of myctophids in the North Atlantic between 55°N and 24°N along approximately 30°W are recorded for the four seasons. The general zoogeography and migration is discussed. Faunal groups of species, faunal borders, and transition zones near 50°N, 41 °N, and 29°N for myctophids are distinguished and discussed.
Highlights
This paper deals with the Myctophidae collected by the Amsterdam Mid North Atlantic Plankton Expeditions 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983
The temperature/salinity (T/S) ratios of the actual, positive sampling localities were plotted in Fig. 11 with the T/S ratio for the North Atlantic Drift in the upper 50 m of the water column for 1981 and 1983, the only two years for which accurate T and S data are available (Van der Spoel, 1985)
The cold-water elements P. arcticum, M. punctatum, B. glaciale, and N. kroeyeri are frequently co-occurring with D. rafinesquei and N. valdiviae from the temperate cluster (Fig. 16)
Summary
This paper deals with the Myctophidae collected by the Amsterdam Mid North Atlantic Plankton Expeditions 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983. In spring and summer only large specimens ( > 40 mm) are found in the area influenced by the branches of the North Atlantic Drift (Fig. 6). Small specimens (
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