AS AN INDEX OF AGE. 



83 



SCALES OF POOR COD— conti7iued. 



YEAR I. 



Total 



length 



year's 



growth in 



7nm. 



1-35 



1-64 

 1-54 

 1-59 



r20 

 1-18 

 1^20 

 1-30 

 1-22 



1-40 

 1^50 

 1^45 



r50 

 1^55 

 1^64 

 1-40 

 1-52 



1^42 

 1-40 

 r22 

 1-42 

 1-37 



1-05 

 r43 

 1-41 

 1-70 



r40 



Length 

 of ABi 

 in mm. 



•SO 



•78 

 •89 

 •84 



•72 



■77 



•87 

 •90 

 •8-3 



1-00 

 •93 



•90 

 •86 

 •92 

 •80 



•87 



•84 

 •85 

 •75 

 •85 



•82 



•70 

 •90 

 1-00 

 ■98 

 •90 



No. of 



excentric 



lines. 



30 



33 



27 

 30 



26 

 22 

 19 

 25 

 23 



YEAR II. 



Length 

 ofBlB2 

 in mm. 



No. of 



excentric 



lines. 



•29 



•22 

 •20 



•21 



•22 

 •20 

 •25 

 •24 

 •23 



10 



10 



12 

 10 

 11 



11 



11 

 10 

 10 



11 



12 

 10 

 13 

 13 

 12 



10 

 10 

 9 

 11 

 10 



REMARKS. 



Few scales on tliis fish, and those mostly 

 disintegrated. 



Several scales disintegrated. 



Average. 



Average for preceding 4 scales, all from same 



fish. 



Average. 



Average for preceding 4 scales, all from same 

 fish. 



A minilipr of disintegrated scales. 



Average for preceding 4 scales, all from same 

 fish. 



Average for preceding 4 scales, all from same 

 fish. 



