Table 4. Presence/Absence of 33 families at each station identified during the study across biological replicates and sampling depths.
| Class | Family (Common Name) | Station | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1F | 2F | 3F | 4A | 4F | 5F | C01 | C03 | C04 | OA2-SEPT | OA2-OCT | ||
| Chondrichthyes | Lamnidae (Mackerel Sharks) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Squalidae (Dogfish Sharks) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Actinopterygii | Engraulidae (Anchovy) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Clupeidae (Herrings, Shads, Sardines) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Salmonidae (Salmon, Trout, Chars) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Microstomatidae (Pencilsmelts) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Synodontidae (Lizardfish) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Myctophidae (Lanternfish) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bythitidae (Brotulas) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Embiotocidae (Surfperches) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gobiesocidae (Clingfish) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Scomberesocidae (Sauries) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carangidae (Jacks, Pompanos, Mackerels) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Paralichthyidae (Sand Flounders) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pleuronectidae (Righteye Flounders) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Syngnathidae (Seahorses, Pipefish) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Scombridae (Mackerels, Tunas, Bonitos) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tetragonuridae (Squaretails) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sebastidae (Rockfishes, Rock Perches) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Stichaeidae (Pricklebacks) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cryptacanthodidae (Wrymouths) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pholidae (Gunnels) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Anarhichadidae (Wolffish) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Zaniolepididae (Combfish) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hexagrammidae (Greenlings) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cottidae (Sculpins) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sciaenidae (Drums) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Molidae (Ocean Sunfish) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mammalia | Phocidae (Earless Seals) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Otariidae (Eared Seals) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Balaenopteridae (Rorquals) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total # of Families per Location | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 21 | |
1 = present, 0 = absent. Light shading indicates families found only at stations on the shelf (<200 m water column depth). Dark shading indicates families found only at stations in a canyon (>200 m water column depth). Italics indicate families found at both locations.