Table 9. Gonad development of 'bluegills, showing percentaee of gonad exeiained that 



were assigned to each developments-J. stage. 



Period 1 II III IV V VI VII VIII IX 



May May 31 June July July Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. 



15-2^ June 9 17-26 l-lO 18-2? 3-12 l8-27 l-lO 16-25 



Humher examined 2l6 ^k 68 105 189 298 629 ^77 33O 



Undeveloped - - - 8.6 30.I 33.9 63. if 89.9 9S.8 



Developing - - _____ 0.6 0.9 



Ripe 33*^ 1^.8 16.2 22,8 1.1 _ _ 



Ripe t 66.6 3l.2 79.4 5^.3 19.5 - 0.2 - 



Partly spent - 3.7 ^.^ 3-8 1-6 0.3 _ 



Spent - - - 10.5 ^4-7. 6 65.8 36.4 9.k O.3 



31 



