9G 



THE PERIODIC GROWTH OF SCALES IN GADID/E 



Examination of Scales of "Whiting — Summary. 



Length of fish. 



inches. 



5-4 



7-8 



8-2 



8-4 



9-S 

 11-0 

 11-5 

 11-90 

 12-20 

 12-40 

 13-0 



13-65 



14-0 



14-65 



14-75 



14-85 



15-5 



15-75 



15-75 



16-0 



16-25 



16-50 



17-0 



17-25 



17-75 



17-75 



18-70 



18-75 



18-80 



26-25 



*28-50 

 29-50 

 29-65 

 30-15 

 31-50 

 32-30 

 33-2 

 33-5 



t34-0 

 34-2 

 34-5 

 34-92 

 34-92 

 35-56 

 35-56 

 36-19 

 36-19 

 36-83 

 40-0 

 41-27 

 46-6 



±49-0 



Weight 



in 

 grins. 



Month 



of 

 capture. 



Annual 

 rings. 



2-12 

 3-07 

 3-22 

 3-30 

 3-85 

 4-33 

 4-52 

 4-68 

 4-80 

 4-88 

 5-11 



5-37 



5-51 



5-76 



5-80 



5-84 



6-10 



6-20 



6-20 



6-29 



6-39 



6-49 



6-69 



6-79 



6-98 



6-98 



7-36 



7-38 



7-40 



10-33 



11-22 



11-61 



11-67 



11-87 



12-40 



12-71 



13-07 



13-18 



13-38 



13-46 



13-58 



13-75 



13-75 



14-0 



14-0 



14-25 



14-25 



14-50 



15-75 



16-25 



18-34 



19-29 



1-12 



2-85 



3-47 



3-44 



3-97 



9-0 



9-09 



10-15 



12-8 



15-40 



fish 

 damaged 



17-4 

 18-75 

 '23-15 

 26-90 



not taken 



29-25 



28-8 



25-62 



29-5 



32-9 



not taken 



36-9 

 42-87 



not taken 



41-6 

 51-7 

 44-7 

 56-10 

 134-30 

 175 

 175 

 205 

 185 

 215 

 257 

 290 

 245 

 340 

 290 

 335 

 255 

 320 

 395 

 280 

 355 

 355 

 332 

 455 

 500 

 700 

 763-42 



June 

 Oct. 



Nov. 



Sept. 

 Nov. 



Sept. 

 Nov. 



Sept. 

 Nov. 



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May 

 July 



Dec. 



Oct, 



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 Dec. 

 Jan. 

 Oct. 

 Jan. 

 Dec. 



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Jan. 

 May 



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Lines of growth. 



L II. 



in. 



IV. V. 



-3 



II 



-2 

 -4 

 -3 



>> 



-3? 

 -3 



>> 



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>> 

 ji 



i> 

 II 



-4 



4 + 



3 



11 

 9 

 10 

 10 

 19 

 15 

 16 

 21 

 20 

 19 

 20 

 24 

 24 

 21 

 28 

 25 

 22 

 24 

 31 

 27 

 29 

 27 

 31 

 31 

 27 

 32 

 30 

 31 

 36 

 29 

 27 

 29 

 32 

 34 

 37 



38 10-11 

 34 18 



10 

 14 

 14 

 21 

 10 

 19 

 10 



31 

 16 



21 



20 20 



32 20 



33 14 



38 

 30 

 25 

 35 

 24 

 26 

 31 

 31 

 22 

 29 



18 

 15 

 19 

 14 

 13 

 14 

 24 

 23 

 25 

 17 



17 

 12 



10 



01-21 

 20 

 15 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 12 



6 



9 

 15 

 21 

 14 

 13 



Locality. 



From English Cliaiinel 

 From Nortli Sea 



From English Channel 

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13 

 12 



I J 

 >> 

 »> 

 i> 

 i> 



99 



99 



99 



99 



I) 



99 



99 



99 



91 



99 



91 



99 



99 

 99 

 99 

 99 

 99 

 99 

 19 

 91 

 99 

 91 

 99 

 99 

 l> 

 99 

 91 

 99 



Approximate 

 age. 



3-4 months. 



8 months. 



>9 

 99 



6-7 months. 

 8 months. 



99 



6-7 months. 

 8 months. 



1 1 

 6-7 months. 

 8 months. 



91 

 99 

 99 



1 yr. 2-3 raths. 

 1 yr. 4-5 mtlis. 



1 yr. 9 mths. 



2 yrs. 7 mths. 



11 



1 yr. 9 mths. 



3 yrs. 10 raths. 



2 yrs. 7 mths. 

 2 yrs. 10 mths. 



2 yrs. 9 mths. 



99 

 19 



99 

 9) 

 99 



II 



3 yrs. 10 mths. 



4 yrs. 2 mths. 



• See PI. VI., Fig. 1. 



t See PI. VI. 



Fig. 



t See PI. VII., Fig. 1. 



