SEA-FISHERIES LABORATORY. 



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Table V. — Correlation between length, and position of the 



dorsal fin in the Herring. 



Distance of dorsal fin from snout : % 



Total 















Totals. 



length. 



















43-44 



45-46 



47-48 



49-50 



51-52 



53-54 





31-33 











1 



1 



9 



34-36 









1 



2 



21 



24 



37-39 









9 



42 



8 



59 



40-42 







1 



23 



33 



1 



58 



43-45 





3 



5 



22 



1 





31 



46-48 



1 



7 



19 



1 







28 



49-51 



4 



22 



2 





... 





28 



52-54 



1 



4 



1 





... 





6 



55-57 



4 



6 







... 





10 



Totals 



10 



42 



28 



56 



79 



31 



246 



r = Coefficient of Correlation = - 0*9696 — 0-0005 



Table VI. — Correlation between length and position of the 

 dorsal fin in the Sprat. 



Distance of dorsal fin from snout 



Total 

 Length. 



Totals. 



41-4: 



43-44 



45-46 



47-48 



49-50 



30- 49 



4 



37 



106 



45 



12 



204 



50- 69 





17 



100 



77 



18 



212 



70- 89 





14 



90 



• 83 



12 



199 



90-109 





12 



154 



99 



4 



269 



110-129 



3 



7 



73 



7 





90 



130-149 







9 



5 





14 



Totals 



7 



87 



532 



316 



46 



988 



r — Coefficient of Correlation 



00945 - 00205. 



Table VII. — Correlation between length and position 

 the pelvic fins in the Sprat. 



of 



Total 

 Length. 



Distance of pelvic fins from snout : %. 



Totals. 



40-41 



42-43 



44-45 



46-47 



48-49 



30- 49 



1 



8 



107 



62 



19 



197 



50- 69 



3 



46 



97 



46 



9 



201 



70- 89 



10 



79 



84 



24 



ti 



203 



90-109 



2 



109 



148 



S 





267 



110-129 



1 



47 



40 



• > 





90 



L 30-149 



4 



5 



4 



... 





13 



Totals 



21 



294 



480 



142 



34 



971 



efficient of Correlation - - 05005 ± 0'015. 



