HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN MENHADEN. 



Tahle of measurements — Continued. 



31 



"Approximately. 



8. — Size and rate of growth. 

 Length and wcigJit. 



43. The largest specimen ou record is represented by a plaster cast 

 in tbe I^^ational Museum, which is 20 iuches in length. The average size 

 of the fish upon the coast of Connecticut and Massachusetts is not far 

 from 12 to 15 inches. The United States Menhaden Oil and Guano 

 Association, in estimating the number of fish in a certain bulk, allow 22 

 cubic inches to each fish. The relation between length and weight is 

 indicated in the following measurements, made atNoank, Conn., in 1875. 

 These fish were all members of the same school. 



Xumbcr. 



1... 



2... 



3... 



4... 



5... 



C. .. 



7... 



8.^ 



9... 

 10... 

 11... 

 12... 

 13... 

 14... 

 15... 



Number. 



Length. 



IC 

 17 



18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 



Inches. 

 12.i 

 12 

 12 

 10.( 



i:i 



12.t 



12' 



12 



13 



121 



12" 



12 



12 



12 



12 



Weight. 



Ounces. 

 12 

 11 

 11 

 12 

 12 

 11 

 30 

 11 

 12 

 12 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 



Variations in the schools. 



44. The table given in the preceding paragraph indicates a very 

 decided uniformity in the size of the individuals making up the same 

 school. I have observed this uniformity in many schools, though I 

 have not often measured many individuals from the same school. This 



