200 



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Table 28, — Length-frequency dislribulion of croakers {Micropogon undulatas) taken in Texas, April, 



1926, to May, 1927 



In the last month (May, 1927), during which 447 croakers were measured, the 

 first 4 year classes were present, with all classes save the third marked by distinct 

 modes. At 8, 18, 24, and 28 centimeters (3.1, 7.1, 9.4, and 11 inches), these modes 

 correspond well with the size and age estimates of Welsh and Breder for Atlantic 

 coast croakers, in which they approximate the length attained for the first four 

 winters at 4, 15, 22, and 27 centimeters. A few months of spring growth probably 

 would have brought the Atlantic fish to about the size shown by croakers collected 

 in May, 1926, along the coast of Texas. Length frequencies of 243 croakers taken in 

 Pamlico Sound, N. C, during June, 1925, showed clear modes at 18 and 24 centimeters 

 (Higgins and Pearson, 1927, p. 45), which are identical with the modal lengths of 

 Texas croakers taken in May, 1927. 



