364 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [154] 



I. — Table to illustrate the rate of growth of Loligo Pealci, young. 



Locality. 



Depth. 



Date. 



Length of mantle, in millimeters. 



Young of the year. 



Young of previous year. 



Vineyard Sound... 

 Do 



Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



Surface 

 ..do ... 

 ..do ... 

 ..do ... 

 ..do ... 

 ..do ... 



6-20 



Surface 

 ..do... 

 ..do... 



Newport, R.I 



Narragansett Bav - - 



Off Newport, R.I.. 

 Do 



Off Point Judith, 



R.I 



Do... 



Narragansett Bay. . 



Off Buzzard's Bay. . 



Narragansett Bay. . 



Off Block Island... 

 Do 



Narragansett Bay. . 

 Do "... 



Off Cuttyhunk Isl- 

 and 



North latitude 39° 

 48' 30", west lon- 

 gitude 70° 54' 



Off Block Island... 



Off Chesapeake Bay 



VARIETY BOBBALI8. 



Massachusetts Bay 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Shore . . 



16-26. 

 16-19. 



16... 

 19... 

 4-12. 

 21... 

 6 ... 

 13... 

 5.... 

 14... 

 3-6.. 



17. 



252. 

 18". 



Off Cape Cod. 



Do 



Cape Ann 



15$.... 



42 



Shore . 



45-48" 



36 = 25-35""': 3 



100 + = 10-20 



4 = 50-68 



500 + =10-25 



500 + = 10-30 



200 + =15-35 



26 = 27-52 



18 = 23-50 



38 = 25-50: 2 = 55-63. 

 30 = 26-45: 10 = 47-72 

 3 = 45-50 ... 



4 = 88-100 



1000 = 8-20: 3 = 75-82. 



4 = 28: 5 = 32-44 



5 = 45-50 



54 = 15-33: 49 = 32-44: 5 = 50-62. 

 90 = 15-25: 15 = 30-40 



1875-76. 

 July 7 

 July 12 

 July 15 

 July 16 

 Jul'y 28 

 Aug. 2 

 Aug. 21 

 Aug. 27 

 Aug. 28 

 Aug. — 

 Sept. 15 

 Oct. 13 

 Oct. 20 

 Nov. 1 

 May 15 

 June 3 



1880. 

 July 27 

 Aug. 6 

 Aug. 7 

 Aug. 12 



Aug. 13 

 Aug. 14 

 Aug. 16 

 Aug. 17 

 Aug. 23 

 Ang. 24 

 Aug. 27 

 Aug. 31 

 Sept. 1 



Sept. 3 23 = 32-50: 4 = 56-58: 1 = 82 



Sept. 13 14 = 16-30 



Sept. — 20 = 42-55 : 10 = 55-72 : 1 = 110 . 



Nov. 16 32 



1878. 



Aug. 29 1 = 31 



Sept. 16 1 = 38 



Sept. 21 6 = 28-38:1 = 50:5 = 62 



Sept. 26 2 = 21-38 



1879. 



Sept. 9 ! 2 = 38 



Sept. 26 , 1=75 



Oct., '80 ! 5rf 3 ? =110-156 



60 = 17-38: 20 = 38-55... 

 133 = 16-33: 8 = 38-44... 

 33 = 23-55: 14 = 50-70: 3 = 

 72 = 12-28: 5 = 30-42.... 



2 = 48-53: 3 = 70-80 



9 = 24-36: 8 = 40-55 



1 cf =84 



7 = 38-46: 2 = 60-62 



2 = 32-40: 11 = 50-52.... 



: 75-82 



10 = 75-100" 

 9 = 70-100. 



2 ? =125-150: 1 d"=175. 



2 = 125-138. 

 1 = 188. 



4 = 112-125. 

 1 = 152. 



3 = 152—188 



80 = 62-100': 10 = 100-152. 



5 = 67-80: 1 = 95. 

 3 = 84-100. 



3 = 89-108: 2 = 120-165. 



1 = 115: 1 = 102. 



2 = 86-87: 2 ? =105-112. 



3 = 83-95. 



1 $ = 110. 



2 = 130-140 



J. — Loligo Pealei. Specimens examined, mostly adult. To illustrate distribution, <fc. 



[In last column ac{. = adult; 6r. = breeding: in.= length of mantle in inches; j. or juv.= young 



lg.= large.] 



