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are the areas with the lowest numbers of fish larvae. The richest subareas were I and V,
probably because these are areas of high productivity as a result of turbulent mixing of
different water bodies (SIEDLER, 1968, PETER, 1967, RYTHER and MENZEL, 1955).
10° i---'~=r;.Jo.o:!=;I+-=--~f---+N
Fig.4e
lif r--~~-=~~---r--+--7~~~ lif
N
N
if ~-~~~~--~----+-~ (f
CD
Fig. 4£
A relatively high concentration of fish larvae per m 2 was found also in the shallow
Persian Gulf. A quantitative analysis of the material, however, can be given only for the
southern part; further north, only surface tows with the RT net were done.
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