Fauna and bathymetry of banks on continental shelf, northwest Gulf of Mexico. (Reprint).

A feature peculiar to the outer continental shelf of the northwest Gulf of Mexico is the series of pinnacle-like banks or topographic highs rising abruptly from the generally smooth, sediment-covered bottom. These banks, sometimes called coral heads, have been discussed by Shepard (1937), Mattison (1948), Carsey (1950), Williams (1951), Stetson (1953), Goedicke (1955), and others, but except for a short discussion of the corals and algae and a profile and description of Flower Garden Banks by Stetson (1953, pp. 20- 21), no lists of fauna or detailed bathymetry have been published. The data presented in this paper represent recently obtained information on the bathymetry and fauna of these features which may be related to their origin.