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Additional Records Of Deep-Sea Fishes From Off Greater New England, Ke Hartel, Cp Kenaley, Jk Galbraith, Tt Sutton
Additional Records Of Deep-Sea Fishes From Off Greater New England, Ke Hartel, Cp Kenaley, Jk Galbraith, Tt Sutton
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A recent review of deep-sea fishes captured deeper than 200 m off greater New England, from the Scotian Shelf at 44''N to the southern New England Shelf at about 38°N, documented 591 species. Subsequent trawling activity and reviews of deep-sea taxa occurring in the area have revealed that an additional 40 species inhabit the deep sea off New England. Thirty-two of these new records were eaptured in the course of 44 bottom trawls and 94 mid-water trawls over or in the proximity of Bear Seamount (39''55'N. 67°30'W). Five of the 40 species have been described as new to science, at …