Nezumia aequalis and Coelorinchus mediterraneus were collected in
122 bottom trawls conducted on the Catalan margin(41ํ34'N,
0250 E' to 41ํ15 'N, 02ํ48'E) during two multidisciplinary pro-
jects: RECS(2003–2004)and PROMETEO(2008–2009)(Table 1,
Fig. 1). Thedepthscoveredbythesurveysrangedbetween300
and 2000m.