common mesopelagic fishes have been observed in dense aggregations near deep coral banks

Figure 4. Three common mesopelagic fishes have been observed in dense aggregations near deep coral banks: top- Maurolicus weitzmani (Atlantic pearlside), middle- Polyipnus clarus (slope hatchetfish), and bottom- Ceratoscopelus maderensis (lanternfish). Photograph on the right is a view from the submersible of mesopelagic fishes aggregating near a coral bank. Image courtesy of Ross et al., NOAA, HBOI.

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