DISTRIBUTION AND GENERAL NOTES ON THE SPECIES 3°7 



of temperature, though on a rather low level, shows small annual range. Thus the temperature con- 

 ditions in the habitat of M. hiibbsi resemble more closely those found on the European seaboard of 

 the North Atlantic (see also the Hydrological Notes in the Introduction). 



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INTERMEDIATE REGION 



50 IQO 150 200 250 50 100 150 200 250 



MILE5 FROM THE COAST 



Fie 2. Diagram showing seasonal variation m relative abundance of Merluccius hMsi at 

 ^' ^ different distances from the coast. 



