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reasons, comparisons should be regarded as qualitative. 

 However, artisanal fishermen do hai-vest C. bocoiirti when 

 using beach seines in the areas next to our crab pot stations 

 (senior author, personal obs. ). 



Inshore-offshore zonations of species at Ensenada de 

 La Vela diverged from the gradients compiled by Norse 



and Fox-Norse ( 1979) for other areas in the Caribbean. In 

 many localities, C. bocourti, C. sapidiis. and C. maracai- 

 boeusis (the so-called bocourti group) are known to inhabit 

 the waters by the seaside, whereas C. marginatus and C. 

 ornatus are found at the seawardmost zone, and C. daiiae 

 occupies the intermediate area. However, our patterns of 



