TM 181 Table 2.2

Table 2.2. Comparison of two studies of demersal fish assemblages of Georges Bank and Gulf of Maine.(Species associated with the comparable habitats of both studies are listed opposite each other in bold type.)

Overholtz and Tyler (1985)		Gabriel (1992)
Assemblage	Species	Species	Assemblage
Slope and Canyon	Offshore hake Blackbelly rosefish Gulf Stream flounder Fourspot flounder, goosefish, silver hake, white hake, red hake	Offshore hake Blackbelly rosefish Gulf Stream flounder Fawn cusk-eel, longfin hake, armored sea robin	Deepwater
Intermediate	Silver hake Red hake Goosefish Atlantic cod, haddock, ocean pout, yellowtail flounder, winter skate, little skate, sea raven, longhorn sculpin	Silver hake Red hake Goosefish Northern shortfin squid, spiny dogfish, cusk	Combination of Deepwater Gulf of Maine - Georges Bank and Gulf of Maine - Georges Bank Transition
Shallow	Atlantic cod Haddock Pollock Silver hake White hake Red hake Goosefish Ocean pout Yellowtail flounder Windowpane Winter flounder Winter skate Little skate Longhorn sculpin Summer flounder Sea raven, sand lance	Atlantic cod Haddock Pollock Yellowtail flounder Windowpane Winter flounder Winter skate Little skate Longhorn sculpin	Gulf of Maine - Georges Bank Transition Zone (see below also) Shallow Water Georges Bank-Southern New England
Gulf of Maine-Deep	White hake American plaice Witch flounder Thorny skate Silver hake, Atlantic cod, haddock, cusk, Atlantic wolffish	White hake American plaice Witch flounder Thorny skate Redfish	Deepwater Gulf of Maine - Georges Bank
Northeast Peak	Atlantic cod Haddock Pollock Ocean pout, winter flounder, white hake, thorny skate, longhorn sculpin	Atlantic cod Haddock Pollock	Gulf of Maine - Georges Bank Transition Zone (see above also)