CONTENTS 



Page 



Abstract 1 



Introduction 1 



Methods 1 



Environmental influences on the distribution of fishes 2 



Results and discussion 4 



I. Family Bothidae— lefteye flounders 



Ancylopsetta quadrocellata, ocellated flounder 5 



Bothus spp 5 



Citharichthys arctifrons, Gulf Stream flounder 9 



Cyclopsettafimbriata, spotfin flounder 16 



Etropus microstomus, smallmouth flounder 16 



Hippoglossina oblonga, fourspot flounder 19 



Monolene sessilicauda, deepwater flounder 25 



Paralichthys dentatus, summer flounder 25 



Paralichthys spp 28 



Scophthalmus aquosus, windowpane 28 



Syacium papillosum,, dusky flounder 37 



II. Family Pleuronectidae— righteye flounders 



Glyptocephalus cynoglossus, witch flounder 45 



Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Atlantic haUbut 52 



Hippoglossoides platessoides, American plaice 52 



Limandaferruginea, yellowtail flounder 52 



Pseudopleuronectes americanus, winter flounder 58 



III. Family Soleidae— soles 



Gymnachirus melas, naked sole 60 



IV. Family Cynoglossidae— tonguefishes 



Symphurus spp 60 



Literature cited 64 



Figures 



1. Transects and collecting stations of 1965-66 plankton survey between Cape Cod and Cape Lookout 2 



2. Distribution and relative abundance of ocellated flounder larvae collected during 1965-66 survey 6 



3. May 1966. Distribution and relative abundance oi Bothus spp. larvae 6 



4. June 1966. Distribution and relative abundance oi Bothus spp. larvae 7 



5. August 1966. Distribution and relative abundance of Bothus spp. larvae 7 



6. September to October 1966. Distribution and relative abundance oi Bothus spp. larvae 8 



7. November to December 1966. Distribution and relative abundance oi Bothus spp. larvae 8 



8. December 1965. Distribution and relative abundance oi Bothus spp. larvae 10 



9. Distribution and relative abundance oi Bothus spp. larvae collected during 1965-66 survey 10 



10. August 1966. Distribution and relative abundance of GuU Stream flounder larvae 12 



11. September 1966. Distribution and relative abundance of Gulf Stream flounder larvae 13 



12. September to October 1966. Distribution and relative abundance of Gulf Stream flounder larvae 14 



13. November to December 1966. Distribution and relative abundance of GuLf Stream flounder larvae 15 



14. December 1965. Distribution and relative abundance of GuLf Stream flounder larvae 15 



15. Distribution and relative abundance of Gulf Stream flounder larvae collected during 1965-66 survey 16 



16. Distribution and relative abundance of spotfin flounder larvae collected during 1965-66 survey 18 



17. June 1966. Distribution and relative abundance of smallmouth flounder larvae 18 



18. August 1966. Distribution and relative abundance of smallmouth flounder larvae 20 



19. September to October 1966. Distribution and relative abundance of smallmouth flounder larvae 21 



20. November to December 1966. Distribution and relative abundance of smallmouth flounder larvae 22 



21. December 1965. Distribution and relative abundance of smallmouth flounder larvae 23 



22. January to February 1966. Distribution and relative abundance of smallmouth flounder larvae 24 



23. Distribution and relative abundance of smallmouth flounder larvae collected during 1965-66 survey 24 



24. June 1966. Distribution and relative abundance of fourspot flounder larvae 26 



25. August 1966. Distribution and relative abundance of fourspot flounder larvae 27 



26. September 1966. Distribution and relative abundance of fourspot flounder larvae 28 



27. September to October 1966. Distribution and relative abundance of fourspot flounder larvae 29 



28. Distribution and relative abundance of fourspot flounder larvae collected during 1965-66 survey 30 



29. September to October 1966. Distribution and relative abundance of summer flounder larvae 32 



30. November to December 1966. Distribution and relative abundance of summer flounder larvae 33 



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