TABLE 1.

Life history traits and taxonomic data for the study species.

Species	Family	Order	Diel vertical migrators	Upper depth of occurrence	Lower depth of occurrence	Total depth range	References
Bathophilus pawneei	Stomiidae	Stomiiformes	Yes	0	1500	1500	McEachran and Fechhelm (1998) and Sutton and Hopkins (1996)
Chauliodus sloani	Stomiidae	Stomiiformes	Yes	0	1800	1800	McEachran and Fechhelm (1998), Clarke (1983) and Sutton and Hopkins (1996)
Cyclothone alba	Gonostomatidae	Stomiiformes	No	300	600	300	McEachran and Fechhelm (1998) and Miya and Nemoto (1986)
Cyclothone pseudopallida	Gonostomatidae	Stomiiformes	No	300	900	600	McEachran and Fechhelm (1998) and Miya and Nemoto (1986)
Diplospinus multistriatus	Gempylidae	Perciformes	Yes	100	1000	900	McEachran and Fechhelm (1998) and Clarke and Wagner (1976)
Ditropichthys storeri	Cetomimidae	Stephanoberyciformes	No	650	2150	1500	McEachran and Fechhelm (1998) and Paxton (1989)
Photostomias guernei	Stomiidae	Stomiiformes	Yes	15	800	785	Clarke (1983) and Sutton and Hopkins (1996)
Scopelogadus mizolepis	Melamphaidae	Stephanoberyciformes	Yes	100	1000	900	McEachran and Fechhelm (1998), Clarke (1983) and Clarke and Wagner (1976)
Sigmops elongatus	Gonostomatidae	Stomiiformes	Yes	50	1200	1150	McEachran and Fechhelm (1998) and Lancraft et al. (1988)
Sternoptyx pseudobscura	Sternoptychidae	Stomiiformes	No	800	1500	700	McEachran and Fechhelm (1998)
Stomias affinis	Stomiidae	Stomiiformes	Yes	50	850	800	McEachran and Fechhelm (1998) and Sutton and Hopkins (1996)