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Table 3— Female sexual maturity at length (visually determined) 

 and log-likelihood contingency test that maturity at fork length (FL) 

 in female tilefish was not different for 1 978 and 1 982. Critical chi- 



.2 



square values are x oos 



(11 df) = 19.7andx 01 (■'■' df) = 24.7. 



Table 4.— tvlale sexual maturity at length (visually determined) and 

 log-likelihood contingency tests that maturity at fork length (FL) in 

 male tilefish was not different for 1978 and 1982. Critical chi- 

 square values are x^oos C^ "^0 = "'^-^l and x^o.oi CO dO = 

 23.2. NT = not testable. 



_ 80- 



E 

 o 



g 60 



I 



CL 

 < 



i 40H 



LU 

 CO 



O 



Q. 

 Q 

 < 



20- 



O IMMATURE n = 38 



MATURE n = 92 



1 



O. 



O O20 

 5 



o. 



o. 



"^ \ r 



40 



-^ \ ' r 



60 



n r 



80 



LENGTH 



(cm) 



Figure 4.-Mean predorsal adipose flap height at length (5 cm FL intervals) for sexually mature 

 and immature male tilefish. Maturity was assessed by visual staging. Sample size is indicated for 

 each interval. 



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