Table 36. — A comparison among samples of three year classes of yearling striped 

 bass from the Miramichi River, New Brunswick 



A Total No. Gill Rakers 



Year Class 21 22 23 2k 25 26 No. Mean 



1952 1 ^ 29 U 2 - 50 23.240 



1953 - 3 8 11 6 - 28 23.71'* 

 1955 - 1 26 17 10 1 55 23.709 



x2 = 13.^+0* 



B 



Year Class 8 9 10 11 No. Mean 



1952 3 2i+ 22 1 50 9.'*20 



1953 2 12 li^ - 28 9.1+28 

 1955 2 31 20 2 55 9.'*00 



X^ = 1.75 N.S. 



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