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40 n 



30 



(D 



3 20 

 ^ 10 



Mature females 

 Mature males 

 Immature 



SL(mm) 



Figure T 



Length-frequency distribution of im- 

 mature and sexually mature male and 

 female Nototheniops nudifrons cap- 

 tured by trawls near Low Island in 

 1985. 



Figure 2 



Length-weight relationship of male and female Nofolhi'tudpn 

 nudifrons. Wet body weight (with gonads removed) increased ap- 

 proximately as the cube of fish standard length (SL). 



Description of otoliths 



The sagittae of A', tiudifrons were large and oval in 

 shape (Fig. 3) with a well-defined rostrum. The size of 

 the rostrum was directly proportional to fish size. The 

 external surface was smooth and gently rounded. 

 Sagitta length was related linearly to fish length (SL) 



SL:45 

 WTjI 27 



SL=8I 

 WT = 6 00 



Figure 3 



( 'hange in size and shape of sagittal otoliths of Ao^i/ZicHio/K nudij'ronx 

 with increasing fish size. SL = standard length; WT = wet weight 

 of fish. 



