FISHERY BULLETIN: VOL. 75, NO. 3 



FIGURE 1, — Development of daily shading changes associated with spawning in female Tautoga onitis: a) earliest stage of white 

 saddle development; b) increased size of the saddle and first, faint appearance of caudal banding as it occurs in the afternoon; c) final 

 reproductive shading with tail-up posturing exhibited prior to spawning. 



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