little information about the seasonal distribu- 

 tion, abundance, and taxonomy of planktonic 

 stages of penaeids in the Gulf of Mexico. Until 

 recently the most extensive work available was 

 that of Pearson (1939). who not only described 



planktonic stages of several penaeids from 

 specimens obtained from plankton hauls, but 

 also provided information on .seasonal occur- 

 rence and distribution of postlarval white 

 shrimp. More recently, descriptions of plank- 



95° W, 



30° N 



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 95° 94° 93° 



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Figure 1. — Location of sampling stations for shrimp larvae in 1961. 



DISTRIBUTION, SHRIMP IN GULF OF MEXICO 



