wet) and spatial differences (neritic vs. oceanic) in the Panama Bight. Four oceanographic
cruises were carried out during 2007–2008, two during the dry season (Feb. 2007 and Mar.
2008) and two during the wet season (Sep. 2007 and Sep. 2008). Cooler (< 20° C) and
saltier waters (> 34psu) at 30m were observed during the dry season, while the opposite
pattern occurred during the wet season (> 25° C,< 33psu). Seventy hyperiids species were …