NOTE Laurenson et al.: Growth curves of two estuarine populations of Cnidoglanis macrocephalus 



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Lengths at Age 

 Males 



4 6 



Age (years) 



Back Calculated Lengths 

 Males 



Females 



Age (years) 



Figure 4 



Growth curves obtained from lengths at age and back-calcu- 

 lated lengths of the eel tailed catfish Cnidoglanis macrocephalus 

 from Wilson Inlet with the method of Schnute (1981). Mean ±1 

 standard error of the mean of back-calculated lengths at each 

 age are given. 



Figure 5 



Growth curves obtained from 

 lengths at age and back-calcu- 

 lated length data for the eel tailed 

 catfish Cnidoglanis macrocepha- 

 lus from the Swan Estuary with 

 the method of Schnute (1981). 

 Mean ±1 standard error of the 

 mean of back-calculated lengths 

 at each age are given. 



