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Figure 4.— A. Reproductive seasonality of mature males otSebastes melanops during 1980-82. Each bar shows the 

 percent of mature males sampled that were maturing (Gonad stage 3 + 4) and spent (Gonad stage 6 + 7). See Table 

 2 for further definition of stages. B. Reproductive seasonality of mature females of S. melanops during 1980-82. 

 Each bar shows the percentage of mature females sampled that were maturing (Gonad stage 3), fertilized (Gonad 

 stage 4), with eyed larvae (Gonad stage 5), and spent (Gonad stage 6 + 7). See Table 1 for further definition of stages. 



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