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TABLE III.— Continued. 



Showing comparative sizes caught at different times during the year. (The measure- 

 ments indicate the length from the base of the eye-stalk to the tip of the tail.) 



SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. 



In spite of the incompleteness of the present report, it is 

 thought that some points of interest have been found out. and 

 it is hoped that it will form a basis for additional investigation. 



1. There is a breeding season during the summer months, 

 beginning about the middle of June; this is indicated by the 

 sexual maturity of the males a short time before then and by 

 the abundance of larval stages during the months of August 

 and September. 



2. The eggs are not carried about by the females of this spe- 

 cies, but are allowed to shift for themselves. 



3. It is possible that the mating and laying of the eggs takes 

 place in the deeper water of the larger bays or even in the Gulf. 



4. Growth takes place rapidly in the fall, when the largest 

 specimens are caught. As yet none have been caught which 

 indicated a fall or early winter breeding period. 



5. Probably the most interesting fact brought out is 

 the finding of both large and small specimens at all sea- 



