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A possible brackish or even fresh-water affinity 

 of this species may account for a juvenile inshore 

 movement. Meek (1914: 121) recorded a speci- 

 men of about 139 mm. (converted) from "swift 

 clear water at the foot of rapids." Breder (1934: 

 70) reported specimens 92 to 180 mm. from a 

 fresh-water lake on Andros Island, Bahamas. 

 Referring to the related if not identical Pacific 

 form, G. sexfasciatus, Herre (1956: 1035) stated 

 that it not only entered fresh water but remained 

 there until it was a year or a year-and-a-half old. 



Spawning 



The spawning season that contributes young 

 latus to this area may be estimated, from the 

 smallest specimens taken in May (17.1 mm.) and 



September (21.8 mm.) to extend from about mid- 

 March to mid-July (fig. 80). Erdman (1956: 320) 

 noted latus in spawning condition during June in 

 Puerto Rico. 



If the "latus and/or hippos'' specimens represent 

 this species, in part or entirely, a limited spawning 

 may occur in the Atlantic off the southeastern 

 United States; but the major spawning areas for 

 latus would be to the south of this area. If the 

 larval existence is in offshore currents, as sug- 

 gested previously, then spawning probably occurs 

 in this type of environment. Breder (1951: 170) 

 described a peculiar pattern of activity attributed 

 to spawning behavior of five latus (under the 

 name of C. sexfasciatus) in captivity at Bimini, 

 Bahamas, on June 8. 



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MONTHS 



Figure 80. — Caranx latus and Caranx sp. ("latus and/or hippos"): Size distribution, by months, of specimens taken off 



the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States. 



