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Aver.ige growth 



The mean length of females was significantly greater than males for 

 fish age 3 and older; this was also noted by a number of others (Berry 

 et al. 1965; Poole 1966; Lux 1973; Howe and Coates 1975; Danila 1978). 

 Largest differences between the sexes in average yearly growth increment 

 occurred during the third year of life. Growth of the Nj antic River 

 stock was compared in Figure 7 to that of other populations in nearby 

 areas, including Charlestown Pond (Berry et al. 1965), Pecoric Bay 

 (Poole 1966), and south of Cape Cod (Howe and Coates 1975). The Niantic 

 River fish grew less during their first 2 years than these and other 

 populations (Poole 1966; Kurtz 1975; Danila 1978) with the exception of 

 the nearby Mystic River (Pearcy 1962). However, the Niantic River fish 

 caught up to or surpassed other stocks at age 3 and older. Although the 

 vjinter flounder is an omnivorous fender (Pearcy 1962; Richards 1963) , 

 perhaps conditions in the Niantic River and Bay are not as favorable for 

 growth of immature fish as other areas. 



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