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Figure 9. — T. falcatus, 7.7 mm. (Gill cruise 2, regular station 40). 



Figure 10. — T. falcatus, 16.9 mm. (King and Prince Beach, St. Simons Island, Ga.). 



Gill (figs. 8 and 9), of which three were taken in 

 close proximity to the axis of the Gulf Stream 

 and one was taken at about the 100-fathom line. 

 A fifth specimen (11.7 mm.), dip-netted aboard 

 the M/V Delaware, was taken at 37°30' N., 

 68°10' W., about 360 miles east of Cape Charles, 

 Va. The location of capture of these fish in- 

 dicates offshore spawning habits for the species, 

 in close proximity to or in the Gulf Stream. 



Recruitment 



T. Jatcatus arrives on Georgia beaches in late 

 May or early June at a size range of 18 to 44 

 mm. From shortly after initial beach recruitment 

 until the end of August it is never as abundant 

 as T. carolinus, nor is there any apparent "wave." 

 The beach population consists of scattered 14- to 

 66-mm. individuals. Between the first of Septem- 

 ber to the middle of October a major influx of 



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