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Fishery Bulletin 91(3), 1993 



Males 



Including those examined by Miyazaki et al. (1987), 

 males ranged in length from 112 cm to 161.5 cm (N = 

 34); in addition, two male fetuses of 30cm and 58.5cm 



were obtained. Ages were determined for 14 animals, 

 based on one growth layer group (GLG) per annum 

 (Gaskin and Blair, 1977; Miyazaki et al., 1987; Watts 

 and Gaskin, 1989) and ranged from one (112-121 cm, 

 TV = 2), 2 (117-129cm, N = 4), 3 (133. 5-161. 5cm, 



