List of Tables

Table 1. Data for sampling cruises from which specimens of P. martinicensis, H. vivanus, S. phoebe, and C. enchrysurus were collected.  Number of specimens indicated for each species is total number from all sampling activities and gear types (Sabiki-type rigs, ROV, predator stomach contents, and mixed gas diving) combined.  Key to cruise designations: TM = USGS RV "Tommy Munro" missions, CSA = Continental Shelf Associates RV "Tommy Munro" mission; JSL = DSRV "Johnson-Sea-Link" submersible mission; DMA = Dynasty Marine Associates.

Table 2. Locations and depth ranges (m) of specific sampling areas investigated for P. martinicensis growth rates.  Coordinates are for a general reference position within each sampling area. Ranges are for depths from which specimens of P. martinicensis were collected.

Table 3.  Spawning seasonality of the Serranidae study species P. martinicensis, H. vivanus, and S. phoebe collected in the NEGOM in the present study and one comparative literature study. Key: X = present study - mature female gonads determined from histological observation of oocytes in final maturation (sexually mature) or post-ovulatory follicles (spent); O = present study – mature or spent female gonads not found; Y = mature females reported in Bullock and Smith (1991); nd = no data, female samples unavailable for the months indicated.