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ai 40 



60 



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3 40 



10 



12 MAR 79 



6 JUN 79 



OCTOBER 1978-SEPTEMBER 1979 



5 JUL 79 



22 AUG 79 



22 SEP 79 



79 JUL 79 



21 JUN 79 



5 APR 79 



20 APR 79 



14 MAY 79 



14 FEB 79 



90 



100 



110 120 130 



TOTAL LENGTH (mm) 



OCTOBER 1979-MARCH 1980 



15 FEB 80 

 16 OCT 79 



140 150 160 



16 JAN 80 



4 FEB 80 

 3 JAN 80 / / 1Q MAR 80 



OV 79 / /y' //^/ 0C1 79 



5 MAR 80 



1 DEC 



90 



100 



110 120 130 



TOTAL LENGTH (mm) 



140 



150 



160 



Figure 12.— Monthly somatic weight-total length regressions for Stenotomus caprinus. The length of each line shows the observed 



size range. 



spawns in the period May-August with peak 

 spawning in June (Bigelow and Schroeder 1953; 

 Finkelstein 1969a); 2) reaches maturity at age II 

 at 182-213 mm TL (Finkelstein 1969a, b; Hamer 



footnote 9); 3) reaches a maximum size of ap- 

 proximately 480 mm TL (Hamer footnote 9); 4) 

 has a maximum lifespan of 15 yr (Finkelstein 

 1969a); 5) apparently has a much lower total an- 



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