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Figure 24 



Distribution and density (average number per 10 m-'l o? Lepidopsetta polyxystra n. sp. 

 in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea, 1972-1994, 



122°33.8'W. 10 May 1996: UW 044007, 9(135-200 mm), 

 Nisqually, 47°9.47'N, 122°40.16'W, 16 May 1996. 



Larvae 18 specimens. 3.3-18.6 mm, examined. Bering 

 Sea: UW 083475, 1(3.7 mm), 55°47.0'N, 165°59.0'W, 0-117 

 m depth, bongo net, 19 April 1991: Gulf of Alaska: UW 



083456, 1(3.3 mm), 58°22.0'N, 150°06.0'W, 0-52 m depth, 

 bongonet,9April 1991:UW 083479, 1(11. 2 mm),57°19.0'N, 

 156°09.0'W, 0-100 m depth, bongo net, 4 June 1990: UW 



083457, 1(4.2 mm), 56°30.0'N, 157°00.2'W, 0-43 m depth, 

 bongo net, 24 April 1991: UW 083476, 1(5.2 mm). 56°54.3'N, 

 156=15.3'W. 0-100 m depth, bongo net, 9 May 1992: UW 

 083461, 1(6.4 mm), 56°46.1'N, 156°47.9'W. 0-47 m depth, 

 bongo net, 24 May 1991: UW 083472, 1(7.2 mm), 56°46.2'N, 

 156°33.6'W, 0-99 m depth, bongo net (333 mesh), 13 May 

 1992; UW 083471, 1(8.8 mm), 56°46.2'N, 156°33.6'W. 0-99 

 m depth, bongo net, 13 May 1992: UW 083478, 2 of 10 

 (10.0-10.7 mm), 56°56.7'N, 154''43.2'W, 0-42 m depth, 

 bongo net, 5 June 1990: LTW 083481. 2(13.6-14.2 mm), 

 56°54.0'N, 156°29.5'W, 0-84 m depth, bongo net, 3 June 

 1990: UW 083477, 1(5.7 mm), 55°57.0'N, 158°33,1'W, 0-100 

 m depth, bongo net. 21 May 1991: UW 083480, 2( 12.4-12.6 

 mm), 55°39.1'N, 156°3.4'W, 0-100 m depth, bongo net. 31 

 May 1990: UW 083451, 1(17.8 mm), 55°18.1'N. 160n2.0'W, 

 0-115 m depth. Methot net. 24 July 1991: UW 083450, 

 1(15.3 mm), 54°39.2'N, 159°23.0'W. 0-54 m depth, Methot 

 net, 29 July 1991: UW 083452, 1(18.6 mm). 54°36.2'N. 

 162°16.2'W, 0-87 m depth, Methot net, 30 July 1991. 



Other material examined 



Adults 629 adults and juveniles. Bering Sea: ITW 044023. 

 6(173-292 mm), 60.6869°N, 175.4609°W, 11 July 1995; 

 UW 044020, 2(331-368.5 mm), 58.45°N, 174.33°W; UW 

 044003, 2(226-249 mm). 58.12°N, 168.43°W; UW 041699, 

 1( 108 mm), 58.66°N, 159.47°W: Gulf of Alaska: UW 044015, 

 307(18.2-190 mm). Kachemak Bay: UW 044016, 1(37.5 



mm), Kachemak Bay: LTW 044018, 54(26-90 mm), Kache- 

 mak Bay; SIO 76-300, 3(161-200 mm) of 28( 145-280 mm), 

 Kodiak shelf, 57°40'N, 150°37'W, 15 March 1963; ABL 

 68-505, 2( 128-140 mm) of 15( 15-140 mm) examined. Gla- 

 cier Bay, 8 August 1968; UW 025735, 2(35.8-61.8 mm), 

 "6/10/83, Sta. 14, Haul 52"; LW 04321, 1(230 mm). Fish- 

 ing Vessel Sulak. Cruise 436, Robin Scheid; UW 002688, 

 83(56-107 mm), Shumagin Is.. Baralof Bay. 27 June 1931; 

 UW 002032. 30(75-137 mm). Yakutat Bay, 21 June 1932. 

 UW 041674, 11(67.5-139 mm), Alexander Archipelago, off 

 Wrangell I., 1 December 1931; UW 003841. 13(72-99 mm). 

 Yakutat Bay, 21 June 1932: UW 004004, 7(77-100 mm), 

 Yakutat Bay, 21 June 1932; l^W 005047. 6(97-120 mm), 

 Alitak Bay, 9 June 1932: LW 041681, 1( 119.5 mm), Pnnce 

 William Sound, 1989; UW 002069, 8(106-157.3 mm). Cold 

 Bay, 6-26 May 1932; UW 022413, 5 cleared and stained 

 of 14(53-110 mm), Adak I.. Aleutian Is.; UW 040265, 

 16(159-350 mm), 54.03899''N, 165.8153°W; UW 003913. 

 5(113.4-167 mm). Prince William Sound, Orca Inlet, 2 

 April 1935; UW 044012, 6(27.5-384 mm), 56.5°N, 153.5°W. 

 Bonaduhr; UW 020658, 7(56.1-135.7 mm), Kodiak I., Ugak 

 Bay; UW 025763. 1( 139.7 mm ). off Amchitka I.; UW 040263. 

 3(214-255 mm), 54°N, 160.74''W. British Columbia; UBC 

 out of 61-609, 3(44.8-56.6 mm), Bute Inlet: UBC out of 

 60-416, 6(181-230 mm). Queen Charlotte Is., Gillat Arm; 

 UBC out of 62-93, 7(75-111 mm), Nass Bay; UBC out of 

 61-674. 7(64-81 mm ). Dean Channel, off Nescall Bay. Wash- 

 ington, Oregon, and California: UW 041673, 5(68-110.5 

 mm ), San Juan Is., East Sound. 3 March 1937; UW 047270, 

 6(60-240 mm), Puget Sound, Port Townsend Bay: CAS 

 19305, 1(246.5 mm), San Franci-sco (see comments). 



Larvae 42 specimens (4.2-20.0 mm) examined: Bering 

 Sea: UW 083446, 1(10.8 mm), 57°30.0'N, 169°30.0'W, depth 

 unknown, bongo net, 26 July 1971; LTW 083447, 1(4.5 mm), 

 54°01.3'N, 166°33.9'W, 0-100 m depth, bongo net, 25 April 

 1993; Western Gulf of Alaska: LTW 083448, 1(15 1 mm). 



