Zero of Animal Life probably about 300 fathoms

sustaining populations of opportunistic, eurybathic

species that have settled there following the last

sapropelic event. 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The author is grateful to Prof. F. Sardà for the

invitation to contribute to the special issue. Special

thanks to C. Bogi, J. Corbera, J.P. Sorbe, and M.

Goren, for their longstanding cooperation in the

study of the Levantine bathybenthos.

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1. – List of species collected in the course of the IOLR deep Levantine campaigns 1988-1999 (*, New record for the eastern 

Mediterranean; **, New record for the Levantine Sea; ***, New record for the Israeli coast).

Fishes

Chondrichthyes

Hexanchidae

Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Scyliorhinidae

Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810

Centrophoridae

Centrophorus granulosus (Schneider, 1801)

Dalatiidae

Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758) *

Squalidae

Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758

Squalus blainvillei (Risso, 1826)

Somniosus rostratus (Risso, 1826)

Chimaeridae

Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus, 1758 **

Osteichthyes

Gonostomatidae

Cyclothone pygmaea Jespersen and Tåning, 1926 ***

Sternoptychidae

Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829

Phosichthyidae

Vinciguerria poweriae (Cocco, 1838)

Stomiidae

Chauliodes sloani Schneider, 1801 

Stomias boa (Risso, 1810)

Ipnopidae

Bathypterois mediterraneus Bauchot, 1962 ***

Myctophidae

Diaphus holti Tåning, 1918 ***

Diaphus rafinesquei (Cocco, 1838)

Electrona rissoi (Cocco, 1829) ***

Hygophum hygomii (Lütken, 1892) ***

Lampanyctus crocodilus (Risso, 1810)

Paralepididae

Paralepis speciosa Bellotti, 1878

Heterenchelyidae

Panturichthys fowleri (Ben Tuvia, 1953)

Nettastomatidae

Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810

Notacanthidae

Notacanthus bonapartei Risso, 1840 **

Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (Filippi and Vérany, 1859)*

Macrouridae

Caelorinchus caelorinchus (Risso, 1810)

Caelorinchus mediterraneus (Iwamoto and Ungaro, 2002) as

Coelorhynchus labiatus (Koehler, 1896) *

Coryphaenoides guentheri (Vaillant, 1888)**

Nezumia sclerorhynchus (Valenciennes, 1838) **

Phycidae

Phycis blennoides (Brünnich, 1768)

Trachichthyidae

Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier, 1829

Bythitidae

Cataetyx laticeps Koefoed, 1927 *

Ophidiidae

Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus, 1758

Crustacea

Decapoda 

Aristeidae

Aristeus antennatus (Risso, 1816)

Benthesicymidae

Gennadas elegans (Smith, 1882)***

Sergestidae

Sergia robusta (Smith, 1882)

Sergestes arachnipodus (Cocco, 1832)***

Sergestes sargassi Ortmann, 1893***

Pasiphaeidae

Pasiphaea multidentata Esmark, 1866***

Pasiphaea sivado (Risso, 1816) ***

Oplophoridae

Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884

Acanthephyra pelagica (Risso, 1816)

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Nematocarcinidae

Nematocarcinus exilis Bate, 1888 ***

Pandalidae

Plesionika acanthonotus (Smith, 1882)**

Plesionika narval (Fabricius, 1787) ***

Crangonidae

Aegaeon lacazei (Gourret, 1887)**

Polychelidae

Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862

Galatheidae

Munidopsis marionis (A. Milne Edwards, 1882) *

Axiidae

Levantocaris hornungae Galil and Clark, 1993

Portunidae

Bathynectes maravigna (Prestandrea, 1839) **

Geryonidae

Geryon longipes A. Milne Edwards, 1882**

Chaceon mediterraneus Manning and Holthuis, 1989**

Majidae

Dorynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873***

Amphipoda

Eusiridae

Eusirus longipes Boeck, 1861 **

Rhachotropis caeca Ledoyer, 1977 **

Rhachotropis grimaldii (Chevreux, 1888) **

Rhachotropis rostrata Bonnier, 1896 **

Lepechinellidae

Lepechinella manco Barnard, 1973 ** 

Leucothoidae

Leucothoe lilljeborgi Boeck, 1861

Liljeborgiidae

Idunella pirata Krapp-Schickel, 1975 ** 

Lysianassidae

Orochomene grimaldii Chevreux, 1890 *** 

Paracentromedon crenulatum (Chevreux, 1900) **

Tmetonyx similis (G. O. Sars, 1891) **

Tryphosella caecula (G. O. Sars, 1891) **

Tryphosites alleni Sexton, 1911 **

Oedicerotidae

Bathymedon monoculodiformis Ledoyer, 1983**

Oediceroides pilosus Ledoyer, 1983 **

Oediceroides brevicornis Lilljeborg, **

Pardaliscidae

Halice abyssi Boeck, 1871**

Phoxocephalidae

Harpinia dellavallei Chevreux, 1910 *** 

Stegocephalidae

Stegophaloides christianiensis (Boeck, 1871) ** 

Synopiidae

Bruzelia typica Boeck, 1871 ** 

Ileraustroe ilergetes (Barnard, 1964) ***

Pseudotiron bouvieri Chevreux, 1895 *** 

Syrrhoe affinis Chevreux, 1908 ** 

Cumacea

Bodotriidae

Bathycuma brevirostre (Norman, 1879)***

Cyclaspis longicaudata Sars, 1864***

Nannastacidae

Campylaspis glabra Sars, 1879***

Procampylaspis armata Bonnier, 1896***

Procampylaspis bonnieri Calman, 1906***

Procampylaspis mediterranea Ledoyer, 1988***

Styloptocuma gracillimum (Calamn, 1905)***

Diastylidae

Diastyloides serratus (Sars, 1865) ***

Leptostylis cf. gamoi Reyss, 1972***

Makrokylindrus longipes (Sars, 1871) ***

Leuconidae

Leucon ensis Bishop, 1981***

Lampropidae

Platysympus typicus (Sars, 1870) ***

Mollusca

Skeneidae Clark, 1851

Akritogyra conspicua (Monterosato, 1880) *

Rissoidae Gray, 1847

Alvania electa (Monterosato, 1874) *

Benthonella tenella (Jeffreys, 1869)

Conidae Rafinesque, 1815

Microdrillia loprestiana (Calcara, 1841)

Benthomangelia macra (Watson, 1881) ** 

Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840

Chrysallida flexuosa (Monterosato, 1874)

Turbonilla micans (Monterosato, 1875) * 

Acteonidae D’Orbigny, 1842

Crenilabium exile (Jeffreys, 1870)

Cylichnidae Adams, H. and A., 1854

Roxania utriculus (Brocchi, 1814)

Yoldiidae Glibert and Van De Poel, 1965

Yoldia micrometrica (Seguenza, G., 1877)

Yoldiella philippiana (Nyst, 1845) ** 

Arcidae Lamarck, 1809

Bathyarca pectunculoides (Sacchi, 1834)

Bathyarca philippiana (Nyst, 1848)

Limidae Rafinesque, 1815

Limatula subauriculata (Montagu, 1808) 

Pectinidae Rafinesque, 1815

Cyclopecten cf. hoskynsi (Forbes, 1844) **

Thyasiridae Dall, 1900

Thyasira granulosa (Monterosato, 1874) ** 

Thyasira oblonga (Monterosato, 1878) *

Thyasira eumyaria (Sars, M., 1870) ** 

Semelidae Stoliczka, 1870

Abra longicallus (Scacchi, 1834)

Kelliellidae Fischer, P., 1887

Kelliella abyssicola (Forbes, 1844)

Lyonsiidae Fischer, P., 1887

Allogramma formosa (Jeffreys, 1882) ** 

Cuspidariidae Dall, 1886

Cuspidaria rostrata (Spengler, 1793)

Cardiomyia costellata (Deshayes, 1835)

Scaphopoda Bronn, 1862

Entalina tetragona (Brocchi, 1814)

Echinodermata

Synallactidae

Mesothuria intestinalis (Ascanius and Rathke, 1805)***

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