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Observation and collection of deep-reef fishes off the coasts of Jamaica and British Honduras (Belize)

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Over 60 species of reef fishes were observed from submersibles between 50 and 305 m depth, and 25 species were collected from the same depth range using fish traps and submersibles. Short transects gave relative abundance of some species with depth. Many shallow-water coral-reef fishes reach depths far below the lower growth limits of reef-building corals. A true “deep-reef” fauna exists, but the juveniles of some of these species are found at depths of less than 50 m.

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  1. P. L. Colin

    Present address: Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA

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    Communicated by J. Bunt, Miami

    Contribution No. 1716 from the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 10 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida 33149, USA.

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    Colin, P.L. Observation and collection of deep-reef fishes off the coasts of Jamaica and British Honduras (Belize). Marine Biology 24, 29–38 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00402844

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