Table 1. — Sample size, size range, and values of the constants a and b in the length-weight 

 equations for seven species of scombrid fishes sampled from a taxidermy plant in south Florida 

 from September 1967 through September 1968 



Species 



Specimens 



Size range 



Length 



Weight 



A. solanderi . . . . 



E. alletteratus . 



K. pelamis 



S. cavalla 



S . maculatus . . . . 



S. regalis 



T. atlanticus. . . 



Number 



Cm. 



Kg^ 









201 



53.4-172.0 



0.91-36.29 



1.544 X 



lO" 6 



3.29389 



343 



23.1-85.8 



0.23-8.39 



4.956 X 



-6 



10 



3.26314 



244 



37.5-78.0 



0.91-9.98 



7.927 X 



_5 

 10 



3.22750 



197 



58.5-150.0 



1.47-32.09 



2.701 X 



.6 

 10 



3.23000 



35 



33.0-77.0 



0.45-4.76 



1.053 X 



lO" 5 



2.95842 



58 



21.3-83.5 



0.13-4.88 



1.236 X 



lO" 5 



2.92491 



347 



34.5-87.0 



0.75-11.79 



1.810 X 10" 5 



3.02838 



Table 2. — Lengths and weights calculated for seven species of scombrid fishes sampled from 

 a taxidermy plant in south Florida from September 1967 through September 1968 





Weight 



Fork 

















length 



Ac anthyocyb ium 



Euthynnus 



alletteratus 



Katsuwonus 

 pelamis 



Scomberomorus 



Scomberomorus 

 maculatus 



Scomberomorus 

 regalis 



Thunnus 





solanderi 



cavalla 



atlanticus 



Cm. 

















20 



-- 



0.11 



__ 



__ 



__ 



__ 



_, 



30 



— 



0.33 



— 



— 



0.25 



0.26 



0.54 



40 



— 



0.84 



1.17 



— 



0.58 



0.60 



1.29 



50 



0.61 



1.73 



2.41 



0.83 



1.20 



1.15 



2.53 



60 



1.11 



3.14 



4.35 



1.50 



1.92 



1.96 



4.39 



70 



1.85 



5.20 



7.15 



2.46 



3.03 



3.08 



7.00 



80 



2.87 



8.04 



11.02 



3.79 



4.50 



4.55 



10.49 



90 



4.22 



11.81 







5.54 











14.97 



i:: 



5.98 



— 



-- 



7.79 



-_ 







__ 



110 



8.18 



— 



— 



10.59 















120 



10.91 



— 



-- 



14.04 



__ 



__ 







L30 



14.13 



— 







18.18 



-_ 











140 



18.10 



— 







23.09 







__ 



__ 



150 



22.72 



— 



-_ 



28.86 



-- 



_- 



_- 



160 



28.10 



— 



-- 







— 











170 



34.31 



— 











__ 



-_ 



__ 



180 



41.42 



— 



— 



— 



— 



— 



-- 



