CONTENTS 



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I ntroduction 1 



Nomenclature 2 



Populations of Eulamia milberli 3 



Ecological and systematic relationships of the genus Eulamia 4 



Specimens examined 5 



Field recognition 6 



Distribution of Eulamia milberli 10 



General nature of distribution 10 



Factors affecting distribution 12 



Nursery grounds and distribution of young 13 



Distribution off Atlantic coast of the United States and in eastern Gulf of 



Mexico 14 



Distribution in Bahamas and West Indies 16 



Distribution in western Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean 17 



Migration 19 



Reproduction 20 



Courtship and mating 20 



Time of mating 21 



Development of the embryo 22 



Number of young in litter 23 



Length of young at birth 23 



Abnormal embryos 25 



Sex ratios 25 



Growth and size at maturity 26 



Food and feeding habits 29 



Abundance 32 



Enemies 32 



Summary 34 



Literature cited 36 



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