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In situ observations of trophic behaviour and locomotion of Princaxelia amphipods (Crustacea: Pardaliscidae) at hadal depths in four West Pacific Trenches

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2011

Alan J. Jamieson ,
Anne-Nina Lörz ,
Toyonobu Fujii  and
Imants G. Priede
Alan J. Jamieson*
Affiliation:
Oceanlab, Institute of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Aberdeen, Main Street, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, UK, AB41 6AA
Anne-Nina Lörz
Affiliation:
National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA), 301 Evans Bay Parade, Wellington 6021, New Zealand
Toyonobu Fujii
Affiliation:
Oceanlab, Institute of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Aberdeen, Main Street, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, UK, AB41 6AA
Imants G. Priede
Affiliation:
Oceanlab, Institute of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Aberdeen, Main Street, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, UK, AB41 6AA
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A.J. Jamieson, Oceanlab, Institute of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Aberdeen, Main Street, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, UKAB41 6AA email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The genus Princaxelia, Pardaliscidae, is a rarely recorded, infrequently collected and hitherto observed benthic amphipod, typically found at hadal depths (>6000 m) in the Pacific Ocean trenches. Little is known about the behaviour or physiology of this genus. Using a baited camera lander, observations of Princaxelia jamiesoni were made in the Japan Trench (7703 m) and Izu–Ogasawara Trench (9316 m) and of Princaxelia aff. abyssalis in the Kermadec Trench (7966 m) and Tonga Trench (8798 m). These amphipods rapidly intercepted the bait and preyed upon smaller lysianassoid amphipods. Mean absolute swimming speeds for P. jamiesoni and P. aff. abyssalis were 4.16 cm.s−1 ± 1.8 SD and 4.02 cm.s−1 ± 0.87 SD respectively. These amphipods have the capacity for long range swimming, high manoeuvrability in close range, and efficient predatory behaviour. Burst swimming speeds for P. aff. abyssalis were 9 and 10 cm.s−1 with accelerations up to 22–25 cm.s−2.

Keywords

PrincaxeliaPardaliscidaeAmphipodain situ observationstrophic nichehadal zonePacific Ocean
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 92 , Issue 1 , February 2012 , pp. 143 - 150
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

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