Family Species N samples (n individuals) Migratory pattern Sampling depth (m) Size range (cm) Max size FishBase (cm) δ15N (‰)
Alepocephalidae Xenodermichthys copei 114 (126) DVM 370-1335 5.6-9.5 31.0 9.83 ± 0.64
Myctophidae Lampanyctus crocodilus 142 (154) DVM 370-1600 6.5-14.8 30.0 10.46 ± 0.66
Lampanyctus macdonaldi 23 Probably no DVM* 1335-2000 11.5-14.8 16.0 11.54 ± 0.31
Myctophum punctatum 80 (95) DVM 25-1335 5.0-9.0 11.0 9.99 ± 0.51
Notoscopelus kroyeri 75 (181) DVM 25-780 3.6-11.0 14.3 11.18 ± 0.24
Paralepididae Arctozenus risso 78 (89) No DVM 370-780 11.0-20.5 30.0 10.53 ± 0.36
Platytroctidae Searsia koefoedi 20 (22) Probably no DVM* 750-1000 8.5-14.5 15.0 11.80 ± 0.57
Serrivomeridae Serrivomer beanii 31 (37) DVM 715-1335 26.5-75.5 78.0 9.49 ± 0.54
Sternophidae Argyropelecus olfersii 64 (70) Short DVM 370-1335 3.3-10.0 9.0 10.18 ± 0.47
Stomiidae Stomias boa 20 (30) DVM 680-780 11.8-33.6 32.2 11.61 ± 0.71
Trichiuridae Aphanopus carbo 9 DVM 750-780 59.0-102.0 151.0 12.36 ± 0.33
Zoarcidae Melanostigma atlanticum 26 (34) No DVM 730-1010 7.0-11.0 15.0 11.21 ± 0.50