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 TOTAL LENGTH (mm) WEIGHT (g) 



FIGURE 14. — Regressions of fecundity on total length and total weight with 95% confidence limits for y x for 



Larimus fasciatus. 



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 10 



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RESIDUALS (1000s) 



FIGURE 15. — Residual plots of maturity stages of Larimus fasciatus for relationship between fecundity and total 



length (A) and total weight (B) regressions. 



curs in July and August and that spawning 

 primarily occurs in two discrete periods, a major 

 fall peak in September-November and a minor 

 spring peak in April-June. The existence of dis- 

 tinct spring and fall spawning periods is supported 

 by 1) Hoese's (1965) collection of larval fish only in 

 June (11.5-25 mm SL modal length) and October 

 (14-39 mm SL modal length) off Port Aransas, 



Tex., 2) Ross's (1978) collection off North Carolina 

 of presumably fall-spawned fish in February (79 

 mm modal TL = 60 mm SL) and what must be 

 spring-spawned fish in July (75 mm modal TL = 

 57 mm SL), 3) Powles's (1980) collections of larval 

 fish in the periods April-May and August- 

 September but not in June-July between Cape 

 Canaveral and Cape Fear, and 4) collections of 



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