172 American Fisheries Society 



In conclusion we may deduce the following generaliza- 

 tions, subject to much indefiniteness and some uncer- 

 tainty, from our scanty evidence: 



In the latitude of New York, the Bluefish spawns in 

 early summer. The young are less than an inch long in 

 early July, two inches long by the first of August, five to 

 seven inches (with say 3 ounces weight) by September; 

 and the season is earlier further south.* 



*Young Bluefish, taken abundantlj^ in the traps off Sea Bright, N. J., 

 Sept. 20, 1913, ranged from 6% to 10 inches in length. 



