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samples of eastern Atlantic M. merluccius oto- 

 liths, examined the Gulf of Mexico M. albidus 

 otoliths, and provided copies of his plates of 

 otoliths of both Atlantic and Pacific species of 

 Merluccius (unpublished monograph on Gadidae 

 otoliths). David M. Cupka, South Carolina Wild- 

 life and Marine Resource Department, Charles- 

 ton, S.C., kindly identified the squids commonly 

 found in M. albidus stomachs. D. M. Cohen kindly 

 reviewed the manuscript. 



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