AS AN INDEX OF AGE. 



89 



TABULAR RESULTS OF EXAMINATION OF SCALES OF ^XRlTl^G-continucd. 



FISH. 



Length. 



16 '5 cm. - 

 6-49 in. 



17 cm. = 

 6 69 iu. 



17 '25 cm. 

 6-79 in. 



Weight 



not ascer- 

 tained. 



36-9 



42-87 



17"75cm. = 



18-75 cm.: 

 7-38 in. 



18-80 cm.: 

 7-40 in. 



44-7 



56-10 



Date of 

 capture. 



Nov. 2, 1891 



Nov. 4-16,1901 



Nov. 4-16, 1901 



Nov. 2, 1891 



Nov. 4-16,1901 



Nov. 4-16,1901 



Nov. 4-16, 1901 



Nov. 4-16, 1901 



SCALES. 



Length 

 in iinn. 



1-51 

 1-40 

 1-50 

 1-55 



•49 



1-35 

 1-18 

 1-20 

 1-35 



1-27 



1-50 

 1-49 

 1-32 

 1-46 



1-44 



1-55 

 1-72 



1-80 

 1-47 



1-64 



1-15 

 1-25 

 1-26 

 1-44 



1-28 



1-56 

 1-57 

 1-36 

 1-59 



1-52 



1-34 

 1-22 

 1-21 

 1-40 



1-29 



1-60 

 1-53 

 1-55 

 1-74 



1-61 



Maxi- 



iimiii 



breadth 



in mm. 



Length No. of 



of lines of 



ABi. 'growth. 



1-07 



-94 



1-05 



1-02 



1-02 



-95 

 •80 

 •95 

 •95 



•91 



1-02 

 •85 

 •85 



1-02 



•94 



ri9 



•92 



1-26 

 1-10 



1-12 



•69 

 •76 



•78 

 1^07 



•83 



ro3 



MO 



ro2 



1-10 

 1-06 



-75 



•80 

 •71 

 -92 



-so 



1-02 



1-03 



•87 



M5 



1-02 



•90 



•95 



•91 



1-00 



•94 



•66 

 •73 

 •70 

 •70 



•70 



•92 



•89 

 ■77 

 •82 



•85 



•98 

 1^02 



•97 

 •84 



•95 



•72 

 •80 

 •80 

 •93 



•81 



•99 

 •98 



•77 

 •90 



-91 



•88 

 •79 

 •85 

 •95 



•87 



•95 

 •90 

 •95 



roo 



•95 



30 

 28 

 29 

 30 



29 



26 

 25 

 27 

 30 



27 



32 

 30 

 29 

 31 



31 



31 

 33 

 31 

 30 



31 



23 



26 

 26 

 31 



27 



33 

 34 



29 

 31 



32 



30 

 29 

 27 

 32 



30 



31 

 30 

 31 

 31 



31 



No. of 

 annual 



rings. 



-1 

 >> 



)> 



-1 



91 



)) 



-1 



-1 

 »> 



>> 



)) 



-1 

 >) 

 J> 

 >» 



-1 



NOTES. 



Average for preceding 4 scales. 



1^ From same locality; a few 

 j small disintegrated scales. 



Average for preceding 4 scales, 

 all from same fish. 



Fish from same locality ; some 

 of the scales showed a break in (be 

 continuity .somewhat resembling 

 in appearance an annual ring, but 

 these were the exception ; also a 

 few very small scales observed. 



Average for preceding 4 scales, 

 all from same fish. 



Average for preceding 4 scales. 



From same locality ; a fcwdis- 

 integrated scales observed. 



Average for preceding 4 scales, 

 all from same fish. 



Fi'om same locality ; a few 

 disintegrated ? ' 

 scales observed 



disintegrated and small 



Average for preceding 4 scales, 

 all from same fish. 



From same locality. 



Average for preceding 4 scales, 

 all from same fish. 



I 



From same locality; a very 

 few disintegrated and small 

 scales. 



Average for prcce<ling 4 scales, 

 all from same fish. 



