TABLE V.— Showing the Lengths (in inches) of Males and Females of various Species of Fish at the Period of Maturity. [One inch = 25 3995 millimetres.] 
Note. — The Columns headed L. S. and Av. give the Largest, Smallest, and Average Size. 
The measurement of Skates and Rays is one of breadth. 
(239a) 
Mature. 
Nearly Mature. 
r ion. 
Males. 
Females. 
Males. 
Females. 
Males. 
Females 
Males. 
Females. 
"\T„ 
JNo. 
L. 
S. 
Av. 
JNO. 
T 
JLi. 
Q. 
AV. 
IN O. 
T 
Li. 
Q 
D. 
A IT 
AV. 
JNO. 
T 
Li. 
Q 
A,r 
AV. 
IN O. 
T 
Ju. 
Q 
o. 
A IT 
AV. 
No. 
T 
Li. 
Q 
D. 
Av. 
JNO. 
L. 
o 
o. 
Av. 
No. 
L. 
S. 
Av. 
Dragonet, . 
3 
8 
6 
66 
1 
8-5 
8 
H 
H 
7-2 
3 
9 
9 
9-0 
2 
9 
8 
8-5 
1 
6-5 
Common Gurnard, 
17 
16 
11 
120 
184 
18 
H 
11-9 
49 
9 
121 
273 
17^ 
8* 
12-1 
172 
16 
H 
11-2 
429 
18 
8 
12-2 
1 
16-0 
24 
15£ 
12 
13-4 
Cod, .... 
8 
37 
23 
30-0 
1 
36 
36 
36-0 
42 
43 
18 
316 
33 
44 
21 
32-7 
41 
43 
17 
32-6 
46 
42 
22 
33-9 
4 
46 
34 
397 
Haddock, . 
3 
16 
12 
14-3 
8 
24 
14 
16-6 
32 
20 
10 
15-1 
61 
23 
12 
15-9 
155 
221 
10 
12-7 
133 
25 
10 
15-4 
1 
16-5 
Whiting, . 
17 
15 
9 
11-9 
32 
18i 
9 
135 
47 
17 
8 
11-7 
99 
21 
9 
13-3 
160 
18 
8 
11-9 
143 
23* 
8 
131 
3 
13 
11 
123 
11 
16 
11* 
13-2 
Bib, .... 
2 
8 
8 
8-0 
6 
10 
7* 
8-5 
2 
8 
8 
8-0 
3 
10J 
9 
93 
7 
15 
6 
9-5 
2 
7 
7 
7-0 
Saithe, 
4 
38 
32 
35-0 
Hake, 
1 
46-0 
Ling,. 
1 
27-0 
2 
36 
30 
33-0 
Catfish, 
4 
37 
27 
33-0 
2 
27 
25 
26-0 
1 
32-0 
10 
42 
24 
32-4 
2 
42 
38 
40-0 
6 
36 
26 
32*3 
Angler, 
2 
44 
33 
385 
4 
36 
28 
30-7 
14 
38 
18 
29-2 
3 
45 
34 
38-7 
1 
26-0 
Lumpsucker, 
23 
14 
8* 
10-9 
5 
19 
17 
18-2 
1 
19-0 
1 
m 
18-2 
Cottus bubalis, . 
1 
6-0 
2 
10 
5 
7-5 
2 
6 
5 
5-5 
4 
12 
8 
9-2 
Pogge. . . 
2 
4* 
4* 
4-5 
2 
6 
6 
6-0 
Tinner "Rnncrn T)flT\ 
4 
8 
5 
6-2 
54 
161 
5 
8-8 
49 
12 
4 
6-5 
457 
14 
5 
8-5 
111 
8 
3* 
5-7 
IRQ 
toy 
14 
5 
o 1 
3 
7* 
4* 
5-8 
182 
14 
5 
9-3 
Turbot, 
1 
2L5 
1 
27-0 
22 
24 
16-9 
13 
26 
16 
21-0 
5 
28 
23 
25-8 
Brill, 
1 
2 
23 
20 
21-5 
8 
23 
19 
20-7 
11 
26 
18 
231 
Sail-Fluke, . 
2 
18 
18 
18-0 
1 
15-0 
1 
12-0 
3 
18 
18 
18-0 
2 
23 
23 
23-0 
Plaice, 
57 
22 
13 
17-0 
67 
28 
20 
24-0 
27 
21 
12 
16-2 
49 
29 
15 
21-6 
36 
20J 
12 
15-6 
47 
27 
13* 
18-4 
3 
18 
14 
16-0 
91 
27 
17 
22-0 
Lemon Sole, 
25 
16 
8* 
130 
32 
19 
11 
15-0 
52 
15 
7* 
12-2 
42 
18 
H* 
14-4 
115 
16 
n 
11-4 
180 
17* 
8* 
13-4 
6 
17* 
10* 
14-3 
Witch Sole, 
1 
15-0 
13 
19 
14 
17-2 
27 
19 
n* 
15-5 
34 
19 
14 
17-2 
52 
19 
9 
14-6 
91 
20* 
14* 
17-1 
21 
19 
13 
17-6 
Common Dab, 
84 
12 
6 
8-2 
104 
17 
H 
8-9 
241 
14 
5 
81 
145 
14 
H 
8-8 
208 
16 
4 
8-1 
185 
14* 
8-9 
34 
17 
7 
9-5 
Flounder, . 
102 
14 
6 
8-5 
67 
17* 
7 
11-3 
67 
12* 
6 
9-2 
59 
17 
7 
12-1 
56 
14 
6 
8-9 
16 
18 
7 
11-9 
1 
7-0 
6 
16 
10 
13-2 
Common Sole, 
1 
19-0 
3 
20 
17* 
19-0 
3 
20* 
17 
19-3 
Little Sole, 
5 
"** 
"h 
4-0 
2 
"k 
3 
31 
12 
5 
"h 
3-9 
5 
"k 
"k 
32 
1 
4* 
4-2 
Thornback Ray,* 
3 
29 
25 
26-6 
26 
26 
19 
21*4 
18 
29 
20 
25-7 
Starry Ray, 
6 
19 
9* 
12-3 
7 
12 
10 
11-2 
Grey Skate, 
1 
15 
15-0 
1 
37 
37-0 
Half to Three Quarters Mature. 
Spent. 
