Distribution patterns of triglids (Pisces: Triglidae) on the Cretan shelf (Greece), and their interspecific associations  <B>Distribution patterns of triglids (Pisces: Triglidae) on the Cretan shelf (Greece), and their interspecific associations</B><P>N. Tsimenides(a), A. Machias(b),and A. Kallianiotis(b),</B><P> (a)<I>Department of Biology, University of Crete, P.O. Box 1470, 711 I0 Iraklion, Greece</I> <I><BR> '(</I>b)<I>Institute of Marine Biology of Crete, P. 0. Box 2214, 710 03 Iraklion, Greece</I><BR> (Accepted 2 April 1992)<B><P> ABSTRACT</B><P> Tsimenides, N., Machias, A. and Kallianiotis, A., 1992. Distribution patterns of triglids (Pisces: Triglidae) on the Cretan shelf (Greece), and their interspecific associations. <I>Fish. Res., </I>15: 83-103.<P> Data from research bottom-trawl surveys of the Cretan shelf in the period 1988-1990 were analyzed to present seasonal depth distribution patterns and associated temperature and salinity conditions for gurnards (triglids). In addition, interspecific associations of gurnards with 39 common fishes found seasonally, and clustering of triglids over the surveyed area were determined to reveal possible interrelationships.<I><P> Fisheries Research, </I>15 (1992) 83-103 <P>