NATURAL HISTORY OF REDFISH, ETC., OF TEXAS 



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definito scale check usually near the periphery of the scale and indicating a check in 

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 (20.8 to 22.4 inches), showed two definite winter checks; and 7 redfish, ranging from 



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Fig. 11.— Age of redfish according to lonptti, as indicated by winter growth checks onseales 



58 to 70 centimeters (22.8 to 27.5 inches), possessed three definite annual scale checks. 

 Hence, the approximate actual age, in years, of the redfish as represented in winters 

 by Figure 11, is one less than the number of winters recorded. 



