296 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Tahle showing size, sex, and spatvning condition of blue catfish examined at Melville, La. 

 May 2 and 3, 1897. 



Length. 



19 inches.. 

 154 inches. 

 144inche8- 

 I64 inches 

 I64 inches. 



16 inches.. 

 23 inches. . 

 15 inches. . 

 18 inches. . 

 15 inches.. 

 15 inches.. 



18 inches.. 



17 inches.. 



19 inches. . 



15 Indies. . 



16 inches.. 



17 inches.. 

 144 inches. 

 25 inches.. 

 13i inches. 

 17lnches.. 



15 inches.. 

 134 inches. 

 144 inches. 

 144 inches 

 13 inches.. 

 154 inches 

 134 inches. 



13 inches.. 

 164 inches. 

 Hinches. . 

 154 inches. 

 I64 inches - 



18 inches.. 

 214 inches. 



19 inches. . 



19 inches.. 

 134 inches. 

 144inche.s. 



16 inches.. 

 154 inches. 

 144 inches. 



14 inches. . 

 18 inches.. 



20 inches.. 

 174 inches. 

 18 inches.. 

 16 inches. . 

 18 inches. . 



18 inches. . 

 234 inches. 



19 inches.. 

 184 inches. 



Weight, 

 pounds. 



Male... 

 Male... 

 Male... 

 Female 

 P'emale 

 Male... 

 Male... 

 Female 

 Male... 

 Male... 

 Female 

 Male... 

 Female 

 Female 

 Female 

 Female 

 Male... 

 Male... 

 Male... 

 Female 

 Female 

 Female 

 Male... 

 Female 

 Male... 

 Female 

 Female 

 Male... 

 Male... 

 Male... 

 Male... 

 Female 

 Female 

 Female 

 Male... 

 Female 

 Female 

 Female 

 Female 

 Male... 

 Female 

 Male... 

 Female 

 Male... 

 Female 

 Female 

 Female 

 Male... 

 Female 

 Female 

 Female 

 Female 

 Female 



Spawning 

 condition. 



(?) 

 (?) 

 (?) 



Spent. 

 Do. 

 (>■) 

 (?) 



Spent. 

 (?) 

 (?) 



Spent. 



T,. <'> 

 Ripe. 



Spent. 



Do. 



Do. 



(?) 



(?) 



(?) 



Spent. 



Do. 



Do. 



(?) 

 Ripe. 



(?) 



Spent. 



Do. 



(?) 



(?) 



(?) 



(?) 

 Not rii>e. 



Do. 



Do. 



(?) 

 Spent. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Not ripe. 



(?) 

 Spent. 



(?) 

 Spent. 

 Not ripe. 

 Spent, 



Do. 

 Ripe. 



(?) 

 Spent. 



Do. 

 Ripe. 

 Spent. 

 Do. 



Table showing size, sex, and condition of goujon examined at Morgan City, La., April 



22-24, 1897. 



Length. 



29 inches . . 

 224 inches. 

 25 inches. . 

 15 inches.. 

 28 inches.. 

 36 inches. . 

 28 inches.. 

 34 Indies.. 

 34 inches.. 

 18 inches.. 



Weight, 

 pounds 



Female 

 Female . 

 Female . 

 Male ... 

 Female 

 Female . 

 Female . 

 Female . 

 Female 

 Femaie . 



Spawning 

 condition. 



Spent. 

 Ripe 



Do. 

 Immature. 

 Spent. 

 Rilie. 



Do. 

 Spent. 

 Ripe. 

 Spent. 



