CROSS: BIOLOGY OF SCYLIORHINID SHARKS 



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f 40 

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400 450 500 550 600 650 

 TOTAL LENGTH (MM) 



350 400 450 500 

 TOTAL LENGTH (MM) 



Figure 3.— Left clasper length and gonadosomatic index (GSI) versus total length of male Apristurus brunneus 



(left) and Parmaturus xaniurus (right). 





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3S0 400 4S0 SOO 550 

 TOTAL LENGTH (MM) 



325 375 425 475 525 

 TOTAL LENGTH (MM) 



575 



Figure 4.— Number of oocytes (>4 mm) and maximum oocyte diameter versus total length of female Apristurus 

 b7~unneus (left) and Parmaturus xaniurus (right). Cross-hatched bar indicates size of fish carrying egg cases. 



695 



