Number 
Crabtree and Bullock: Life history of Mycteroperca bonaci 
739 
0 400 800 1200 1600 
Total length 
Figure 1 
Total lengths (mm) of male and female black grouper, Mycteroperca 
bonaci , sampled from South Florida waters during 1994-96. 
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Total length (mm) E Estimated age (yr) 
Z 
Total length (mm) Estimated age (yr) 
Figure 2 
Total lengths (mm) and ages (years) of black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci , landed in the Florida Keys 
(A) and in Pinellas County on Florida’s Gulf coast (B). 
