

Figure 29. Left, a pilchard otolith with no annulus and a false mark (F) 

 in the growth lone of the first year. Body length of fish 76 ram. 5 

 cstught June 30, 1938» Right, a pilchard otolith with one annulus 

 some distance from the margin, and with a false mark (F) in the 

 growth zone of the first year. Body length of fish 121 mm. Caught 

 Majjr 24, 1938. 



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