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Description: Physical oceanography variables and carbon flux (for juveniles/adults of dominant mesopelagic migratory species) were determined during the CAPEGOLCA XIII and CAPEGOLCA XIV cruises (June-October 2018). This dataset contains the depth, temperature, and conductivity that were recorded with a Star-ODDI CTD attached to a Bongo net during CAPEGOLCA XIII and with a SeaBird SB11 CTD attached to an oceanographic rosette in CAPEGOLCA XIV. Values of numerical abundance, migrant biomass, specific respiration and respiration flux data for each individual of fishes, decapods and large euphausiids analyzed at the north-central regions in the Gulf of California are given. Specimens were collected during the nighttime (20:00–05:00 h local) using a standard Bongo net (0.61 m mouth diameter, 505 µm mesh net). The integrated layer from maximum depth to surface (32–272 m) was evaluated through oblique hauls for each cruise. Collected specimens were identified on board to the lowest possible taxonomic level and those selected for electron transfer system (ETS) activity analysis were immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen contained for posterior chemical analyses in the land-based laboratory. Values of abundance, migrant biomass, specific respiration and respiration flux were integrated from sampling depth to surface.

Description: Depth, temperature, and conductivity were recorded with a Star-ODDI CTD attached to a Bongo net during CAPEGOLCA XIII and half of CAPEGOLCA XIV (stations 36–101), and additionally with a calibrated SeaBird SB11 CTD attached to an oceanographic rosette for stations 4–95 during CAPEGOLCA XIV in October 2018.

Description: The values of carbon flux were determined in juveniles/adults of 3 species of migratory mesopelagic fishes, 2 species of decapods and 2 species of large euphausiids sampled during the CAPEGOLCA XIII and CAPEGOLCA XIV cruises (June-October 2018). This dataset contains the values of numerical abundance, migrant biomass, specific respiration and respiration flux data for each individual analyzed at the north-central regions in the Gulf of California. Specimens were collected during the nighttime (20:00–05:00 h local) using a standard Bongo net (0.61 m mouth diameter, 505 µm mesh net). The integrated layer from maximum depth to surface (32–272 m) was evaluated through oblique hauls for each cruise. Collected specimens were identified on board to the lowest possible taxonomic level and those selected for electron transfer system (ETS) activity analysis were immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen contained for posterior chemical analyses in the land-based laboratory. Values of abundance, migrant biomass, specific respiration and respiration flux were integrated from sampling depth to surface.

Description: Depth, temperature, and conductivity were recorded during the Bathypelagic cruise (from 24th May to 23rd June 2018,) using a SeaBird SBE 25plus CTD, the dissolved oxygen with a Seabird-43 sensor both attached to an oceanographic rosette from surface to a maximum depth of 2000 m, and the fluorometer with a Seapoint sensor in the upper 200 m depth.

Description: The values of carbon remineralisation were measured in juveniles/adults of 5 non-migratory bristlemouth fishes (Cyclothone spp.) and partial migrator (Argyropelecus hemigymnus) sampled during the BATHYPELAGIC cruise (North Atlantic, June 2018). This dataset contains the values of numerical abundance, biomass, specific ETS activity, specific respiraton and respiration flux data analyzed from Northwest Africa (20° N, 20° W) to the South of Iceland. A. hemigymnus specimens were collected using a ''Mesopelagos” net (5 x7 m mouth opening, 58 m total length) equipped with graded-mesh netting (starting with 30 mm and ending with 4 mm) and a multi-sampler for collecting samples from 5 different depth layers (Olivar et al., 2017). However, Cyclothone specimens were collected using the Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS-1 m²) zooplankton net (Wiebe et al., 1985) with a 0.2 mm mesh size and with several nets for collecting samples from 8 different depth layers. The Mesopelagos catches were sorted out and identified on board to the lowest possible taxon, and specimens selected for Electron Transfer System (ETS) analyses were immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen for later analysis in the laboratory. MOCNESS samples were preserved in 5% buffered formalin, and specimens were sorted out later in the laboratory. Stomiiforms respiration in the meso- and bathypelagic zones of the ocean were estimated along the transect. Abundance, biomass, specific ETS activity, specific respiration and respiration are given by layer.

Description: This dataset contains the values of standard length, dry weight and percentage of gas in Cyclothone spp. swim bladder collected during the Bathypelagic cruise (from 24th May to 23rd June 2018) and IDEADOS cruise (from 12th to 29th July 2010). Samples were obtained with MOCNESS-1 m² (with a 0.2 mm mesh size) zooplankton net during day and night hauls carried out from the surface to 700-800 m during IDEADOS cruise, and to 1800 m in the Bathypelagic cruise. Fish for size frequency distribution were preserved in 5% buffered formalin, and those for weight measurements were frozen at 20°C, and then dry weight (DW, ±0.01 g) and standard length (SL, ±0.01 mm) were measured at the land-based laboratory. The percentage of area with fat tissue (%FT) in Cyclothone spp. swim bladders was linearly regressed against standard length (mm). The maximum percentage area with gas (%GAS) was then estimated as 100-%FT.

Description: This dataset contains the values of standard length, wet weight, and body mass-density of Cyclothone spp. measured during the SUMMER cruise (from 30th September to 18th October 2020). Samples were obtained with the "Mesopelagos" midwater trawl during day and night hauls carried out from the surface to 700-800 m depth. The Mesopelagos net consists of graded-mesh netting starting with 30 mm and ending with 4 mm. The specimens collected were immediately identified and measured (standard length, SL). Body-mass densities (ρ) of Cyclothone braueri, C. pseudopallida, C. pygmaea and C. pallida were determined on board via a density-bottle method (Greenlaw, 1977; Mikami et al., 2000).

Description: This dataset contains the values of swim bladder length, height, width, angle, volume, equivalent spherical radius and aspect ratio in Cyclothone spp. measured during the Bathypelagic cruise (from 24th May to 23rd June 2018). Samples were obtained with MOCNESS-1 m² (with a 0.2 mm mesh size) zooplankton net during day and night hauls carried out from the surface to 1800 m depth. MOCNESS samples were preserved in 5% buffered formalin. Standard length (SL, ±0.01 mm) and swim bladder (Sw, ±0.001 mm) on each specimen were measured at the land-based laboratory. A stereo microscope fitted with an ocular micrometer was used to obtain the swim bladder length height, width, and swim bladder angle (θ). The longitudinal axis was set as the reference line for the angle (θ =0) with positive values over the reference line. Swim bladder volumes were approximated using the formula for a prolate spheroid, the equivalent spherical radius was estimated following the equation of Strasberg (1953) and the aspect ratio was calculated as the ratio of the height to the longitudinal semi-axis.

Description: Physical oceanography variables and carbon remineralisation (juveniles/adults of Cyclothone species and Argyropelecus hemigymnus) were analysed during the BATHYPELAGIC cruise (North Atlantic, June 2018). This dataset contains the depth, temperature, and conductivity which were recorded from surface to a maximum depth of 2000 m using a SeaBird SBE 25plus CTD equipped with a Seabird-43 Dissolved Oxygen sensor and a Seapoint Fluorometer. Values of numerical abundance, biomass, specific ETS activity, specific respiraton and respiration flux data analyzed from Northwest Africa (20° N, 20° W) to the South of Iceland are presented. A. hemigymnus specimens were collected using a ''Mesopelagos” net (5 x7 m mouth opening, 58 m total length) equipped with graded-mesh netting (starting with 30 mm and ending with 4 mm) and a multi-sampler for collecting samples from 5 different depth layers. However, Cyclothone specimens were collected using the Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS-1 m²) zooplankton net with a 0.2 mm mesh size and with several nets for collecting samples from 8 different depth layers. The Mesopelagos catches were sorted out and identified on board to the lowest possible taxon, and specimens selected for Electron Transfer System (ETS) analyses were immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen for later analysis in the laboratory. MOCNESS samples were preserved in 5% buffered formalin, and specimens were sorted out later in the laboratory. Stomiiforms respiration in the meso- and bathypelagic zones of the ocean were estimated along the transect. Abundance, biomass, specific ETS activity, specific respiration and respiration are given by layer between e.g. 100 m and 1000 m depth (MOCNESS net, 1900–1600 m, 1600–1300 m, 1300–1000 m, 1000–700 m, 700–400 m, 400–200 m, 200–100 m and 100–0 m; Mesopelagos, 1900–1200 m, 1200–800 m, 800–500 m, 500–200 m and 200–0 m).

Description: Size, weight, body-mass density and swim bladder measurements of Cyclothone species were analysed during the IDEADOS (Mediterranean Sea, July 2010), Bathypelagic (North Atlantic, May-June 2018) and SUMMER (Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic, September-October 2020), and cruises. Specimens used to analyse size and weight were collected with a Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS-1 m²), fitted with nets of 0.2 mm mesh size. Hauls were carried out between the surface and 700-800 m, in IDEADOS and SUMMER cruises, and up to 1800 m in Bathypelagic survey. Measures of body mass-density were obtained during the SUMMER cruise from specimens collected using the "Mesopelagos" midwater trawl. Finally, measures of swim bladder length, height, width, angle, volume, equivalent spherical radius, and aspect ratio were measured from specimens collected during the Bathypelagic cruise.