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two and showed an even distribution pattern over the 

 bank and along the shelf break. 



The distribution patterns of Clupeidae and Engrauli- 

 dae were similar; lai-vae were limited to coastal stations 



(Fig. 8). The clupeid larvae collected in the coastal region 

 between Vitoria and Cape Frio belonged to Sardinella 

 brasiliensis and Harengula jaguana, and those from the 

 Abrolhos Bank were Jenkinsia sp., Opislhonema sp., and 



