Table 1. Bioluminescent Strains Used in the Present Study and their Accession Numbers together with the Sources, Depths, and Coordinates of the Sampling Dates.

Isolation Date of Strains	Isolate	Accession Number	Source	Coordinate	Depth, m
30 March 2007					0 - 15
V. gigantis	SW15	JF412215	Seawater	38°29’03” N – 26°47’05”E
V. gigantis	SWLiman	JF 412216	Seawater	38°27’22” N – 27°09’65”E
A. fischeri	SW22	JF412240	Seawater	38°25’30” N – 26°58’60”E
V. gigantis	SeLu25	JF412217	Sediment	38°23’50” N – 26°39’00”E
22 January 2008					0 - 15
A. fischeri	S2W23	JF412241	Seawater	38°25’09” N – 27°02’86”E
V. gigantis	S2W42	JF412218	Seawater	38°24’58” N – 26°56’88”E
V. gigantis	S2W9	JF412219	Seawater	38°34’99” N – 26°39’00”E
A. logei	Se2Lu45-2	JF412238	Sediment	38°25’03” N – 27°06’09”E
V. gigantis	Se2Lu48	JF412223	Sediment	38°24’75” N – 26°58’90”E
17 April 2008					0 - 15
V. gigantis	S3W46	JF412220	Seawater	38°26’70” N – 27°06’10”E
V. gigantis	S3W28	JF412221	Seawater	38°23’50” N – 26°55’00”E
V. gigantis	S3W2	JF412222	Seawater	38°40’90” N – 26°34’90”E
V. gigantis	Se3Lu25	JF412224	Sediment	38°23’50” N – 26°39’00”E
06 August 2008					0 - 15
V. harveyi	Se4Lu24	JF412244	Sediment	38°26’22” N – 27°04’68”E
V. orientalis	Se4Lu49-2	JF412251	Sediment	38°24’35” N – 26°58’20”E
V. azureus	Se4Lu15	JF412235	Sediment	38°29’03” N – 26°47’05”E
30 March 2007				Between 38°37’00”N – 26°42’20”E and 38°37’45”N – 26°43’30”E	67
V. gigantis	FU-10	JF412225	Mullus barbatus (internal area)
V. gigantis	FU-9	JF412226	Diplodus annularis (gill)
V. lentus	FU-7	JF461265	Alloteuthis subulata (internal area)
30 March 2007					50
A. logei	U-6	JF412239	Merluccius merluccius (intestine content)	Between 38°32’30” N – 26°45’50”E and 38°31’45”N – 26°45’20”E
P. kishitanii	X-8	JF412253	Zeus faber (surface)	Between 38°26’50”N – 26°41’00”E and 38°26’00”N – 26°39’45”E
S. woodyi	X-7	JF412255	Pagellus erythrinus (internal area)
17 April 2008				Between 38°34’40”N – 26°46’10”E and 38°33’45”N-26°46’55”E	42 - 44
V. gigantis	E-14	JF412227	Lepidotrigla cavillone (gill)
V. gigantis	E-16	JF412228	Boops boops (surface)
V. gigantis	E-15	JF412229	D. annularis (surface)
V. gigantis	E-10	JF412230	Citharus linguatula (gill)
V. gigantis	E-11	JF412231	Arnoglossus laterna (internal area)
A. fischeri	E-4	JF412242	P. erythrinus (gill)
06 August 2008				Between 38°34’40”N – 26°46’10”E and 38°33’45”N-26°46’55”E	42 - 44
V. harveyi	H-15	JF412245	C. linguatula (internal area)
V. harveyi	H-5	JF412246	Scorpaena notata (internal area)
V. azureus	H-1	JF412236	D. vulgaris (gill)
V. azureus	H-14	JF412237	Trisopterus minutuscapelanus (surface)
V. harveyi	H-11	JF412247	P. bogaraveo (surface)
V. crassostreae	H-7	JF412248	A. laterna (gill)
V. gigantis	H-3	JF412232	M. merluccius (surface)
V. crassostreae	H-12	JF412249	Engraulis encrasicolus (gill)
V. crassostreae	H-19	JF412250	Conger conger (internal area)
A. fischeri	H-18	JF412243	Dentex macrophthalmus (internal area)
V. gigantis	H-2	JF412233	D. annularis (intestine contents)
V. gigantis	H-16	JF412234	B. boops (gill)
V. orientalis	H-9	JF412252	L. cavillone (gill)