UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Douglas McKay, Secretary //9 

 FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, John L. Farley, Director 



GULF OF MEXICO 

 ITS ORIGIN, WATERS, AND MARINE LIFE 



Prepared by American scientists under the sponsorship of the 

 Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior 



Coordinated by Paul S. Galtsofl 



FISHERY BULLETIN 89 



FISHERY BULLETIN OF THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 



VOLUME 55 



UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



WASHINGTON : 1954 



For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. 



Price $3.25 



