Benthic scavengers collected by baited traps in the high Arctic

Baited traps were deployed in the coastal areas of Svalbard (0.175 m), Fran z Josef Land (15 and 90 m), Northeast Greenland (6 and 30 m) and Ellesmere Island (2-145 m). The samples were dominated by Lysianassidae (Amphipoda). in the most extensively sampled locality (Hornsund, Svalbard), differences between the necrophagic fauna of the outer and inner basins were observed. Clear depth separations of closely related species of the Anonvx and Onismu s genera were found between 0 and 175 m in Hornsund. Anonyx nugax and Onisi mus edwardsi were the only species found in all of the examined localities.