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Myctobase, a circumpolar database of mesopelagic fishes for new insights into deep pelagic prey fields - data
Citation
Woods B, Trebilco R, Walters A, Hindell M, Duhamel G, Flores H, Moteki M, Pruvost P, Reiss C, Saunders R, Sutton C, Gan Y, Van de Putte A (2023). Myctobase, a circumpolar database of mesopelagic fishes for new insights into deep pelagic prey fields - data. Version 1.1. SCAR - AntOBIS. Samplingevent dataset. https://ipt.biodiversity.aq/resource?r=myctobase&v=1.1 https://doi.org/10.15468/u25dy5
Contact:
Woods, Briannyn Availability:
 This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description
The global importance of mesopelagic fish is increasingly recognised, but they remain relatively poorly studied. This is particularly true in the Southern Ocean, where mesopelagic fishes are both key predators and prey, but where the remote environment makes sampling challenging. Despite this, multiple national Antarctic research programs have undertaken regional sampling of mesopelagic fish over several decades. However, data are dispersed, and sampling methodologies often differ precluding comparisons and limiting synthetic analyses. more
We identified potential data holders by compiling a metadata catalogue of existing survey data for Southern Ocean mesopelagic fishes. Data holders contributed 17,491 occurrence and 11,190 abundance records from 4780 net hauls from 72 different research cruises. Data span across 37 years from 1991 to 2019 and include trait-based information (length, weight, maturity). The final dataset underwent quality control processes and detailed metadata was provided for each sampling event. This dataset can be accessed through the Antarctic Biodiversity Portal. Myctobase will enhance research capacity by providing the broadscale baseline data necessary for observing and modelling mesopelagic fishes. The paper which this dataset refers to is available at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01496-y. The original dataset as submitted for the paper is also available on Zenodo at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6131579.
Scope Themes: Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Biology > Fish Keywords: Marine/Coastal, Mesopelagic zone, ISW, Indian Ocean, PSE, Heard I., PSE, Kerguelen I., PSE, Kerguelen Plateau, PSE, Macquarie I., PSW, Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, PSW, Lazarev Sea, PSW, Scotia Sea, PSW, South Georgia, Actinopteri, Cephalopoda Geographical coverage ISW, Indian Ocean [Marine Regions] PSE, Heard I. [Marine Regions] PSE, Kerguelen I. [Marine Regions] PSE, Kerguelen Plateau PSE, Macquarie I. [Marine Regions] PSW, Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula [Marine Regions] PSW, Lazarev Sea PSW, Scotia Sea [Marine Regions] PSW, South Georgia Temporal coverage
13 January 1991 - 18 January 2019 Parameter
Occurrence of biota Contributors
University of Tasmania (UTAS), more, data creator
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), more, data creator
University of Tasmania; Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), more, data creator
National Natural History Museum Paris (MNHN), more, data creator
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI), more, data creator
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Fisheries Service; Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), more, data creator
Natural Environment Research Council; British Antarctic Survey (BAS), more, data creator
Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (IRScNB/KBIN), more, data creator
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Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Data collection
Metadatarecord created: 2022-07-28
Information last updated: 2023-10-16
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