26cm 



'b'Ecm. 



'^9 cm 



S7 cm. 



73 cm. 



Fig. L— scales OF COALFISH OF DIFFERENT AGES AND 

 LENGTHS. (After Hjort.) 



N.B. : 18 cm. = 7 inches at the end of first year. 



26 cm. =11 ,, ,, second year 



32 cm. =12i 

 39 cm. =15 

 57 cm. =23 

 73 cm. =281 



third year, 

 fifth year, 

 sixth year, 

 eighth year. 



