Growth in Striped Marlin — Morrow 
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TABLE 1 
Measurements of Striped Marlin Examined at Otehei Bay, Bay of Islands, N. Z.* 
specimen 
number 
WEIGHT 
STANDARD 
LENGTH 
SWORD 
LENGTH 
EYE 
DORSAL FLUKE 
OF CAUDAL FIN 
VENTRAL FLUKE 
OF CAUDAL FIN 
EYE TO 
PECTORAL 
DEPTH 
GIRTH 
PECTORAL 
LENGTH 
5 
93.4 
252.0 
61.6 
5.9 
61.0 
33.6 
43.2 
106.0 
53.0 
6 
98.0 
255.0 
68.9 
— 
57.8 
55.9 
29.9 
45,7 
107.8 
7 
89.4 
261.0 
67.6 
6.0 
57.8 
57.2 
31.1 
44.2 
102.2 
52.1 
8 
142.0 
281.3 
66.4 
7.0 
62.8 
58.4 
34.3 
51.4 
115.5 
53.3 
9 
102.5 
263.5 
71.4 
6.0 
62.2 
58.4 
28.6 ' 
43.2 
107.8 
55.6 
10 . 
41.3 
201.9 
52.1 
4.8 
55.0 
50.2 
22.9 
32.1 
79.4 
17 . 
78.0 
247.8 
66.6 
6.0 
61.6 
57.8 
29.2 
38.7 
95.2 
52.7 
18 
112.0 
261.3 
66.6 
5.7 
68.9 
62.6 
28.6 
40.0 
104.4 
55.9 
21 . . 
104.3 
253.4 
65.4 
6.3 
64.8 
57.1 
27.6 
41.9 
107.9 
48.3 
38 
120.2 
259.0 
67.3 
6.3 
64.8 
58.7 
29.8 
52.1 
43 
103.0 
262.3 
67.6 
7.0 
62.9 
59.7 
29.2 
45.4 
113.6 
51.7 
45 
93.9 
253.8 
69.5 
6.0 
66.0 
60.9 
27.3 
41.9 
104.0 
55.9 
46 
84.4 
241.5 
65.4 
5.7 
60.0 
54.3 
27.3 
42.9 
102.8 
48.9 
48 
97.1 
255.3 
63.5 
6.3 
64.1 
59.1 
28.6 
42.5 
107.9 
50.1 
49 
69.8 
229.3 
61.9 
5.7 
60.9 
54.9 
25.4 
38.1 
91.4 
54.6 
50 
94.3 
237.2 
65.1 
6.0 
60.6 
54.3 
26.4 
44.4 
105.4 
48.6 
52 
136.1 
286.5 
74.3 
7.0 
69.2 
66.0 
33.0 
50.5 
118.1 
55.2 
53 
122.5 
279.0 
71.1 
6.7 
64.1 
33.7 
47.0 
57.8 
54 
117.0 
255.1 
62.8 
7.0 
58.4 
57.2 
31.7 
45.7 
59.7 
55 . . . . . 
88.0 
257.2 
69.2 ■ 
6,3 
66.0 
63.5 
30.2 
38.7 
54.0 
56 
82.6 
255.2 
68.6 
6.0 
61.0 
56.5 
27.9 
37.5 
97.2 
50.2 
61 
230.9 
60.3 
6.3 
60.3 
54.0 
27.9 
42.5 
102.6 
49.5 
62 
131.1 
262.9 
67.0 
6.7 
66.0 
59.7 
33.4 
48.2 
119.4 
57.8 
63 
88.0 
256.8 
70.8 
6.0 
64.8 
59.1 
27.9 
41.9 
100.3 
57.2 
65 
83.5 
251.4 
69.8 
6.3 
59.7 
50.9 
28.6 
49.5 
66 
128.4 
270.0 
66.6 
7.0 
31.1 
61.6 
67 
94.3 
268.5 
69.2 
6.0 
64.1 
58.4 
30.5 
43.2 
104.1 
57.2 
69 
108.0 
273.7 
72.4 
7.0 
63.5 
59.0 
30.2 
45.7 
106.6 
57.5 
70 
93.4 
263.0 
75.8 
6.0 
66.0 
61.3 
29.2 
44.1 
104.7 
60.3 
71 
76.7 
240.0 
63.2 
5.7 
62.2 
55.2 
27.3 
40.0 
95.2 
49.8 
72 
109.3 
261.5 
70.8 
6.0 
67.3 
64.1 
30.5 
46.1 
112.4 
55.8 
73 
123.4 
272.4 
72.0 
6.7 
67.0 
60.9 
30.2 
45.7 
116.1 
54.2 
74 
93.9 
256.2 
66.6 
6.3 
65.1 
60.0 
29.8 
43.5 
105.3 
52.7 
75 
89.4 
247.6 
64.8 
6.0 
65.7 
58.8 
26.7 
43.8 
104.7 
53.3 
80 
104.3 
261.0 
68.9 
5.7 
68.9 
63.8 
29.8 
45.7 
109.1 
61.6 
82 . . . 
73.0 
243.9 
67.9 
6.3 
64.1 
59.7 
28.3 
39.1 
93.9 
53.3 
83 
102.1 
270.0 
69.2 
7.3 
63.5 
58.1 
31.1 
44.8 
107.2 
54.6 
84 . 
97.1 
263.1 
71.1 
6.3 
66.6 
61.6 
30.2 
44.4 
107.2 
57.5 
87 . . 
129.3 
275.1 
68.9 
6.7 
69.8 
64.8 
31.7 
48.6 
116.1 
59.0 
99 .. 
135.2 
283.9 
71.7 
7.0 
69.8 
60.0 
33.3 
48.9 
115.1 
57.8 
114 
139.7 
282.0 
76.2 
6.7 
71.1 
64.1 
31.5 
49.5 
120.6 
60.3 
115 
152.4 
266.0 
61.9 
6.7 
70.8 
64.8 
32.4 
49.9 
119.3 
59.7 
116 . 
105.7 
270.5 
68.6 
6.7 
63.5 
57.2 
29.5 
41.9 
104.0 
53.3 
117 
102.5 
258.8 
67.3 
6.3 
61.9 
57.2 
27.9 
42.5 
107.2 
51.4 
118 . 
111.6 
249.3 
55.6 
6.3 
64.8 
59.1 
29.8 
45.7 
107.8 
53.3 
120 
97.5 
233.8 
41.3 
6.7 
64.8 
61.6 
30.4 
44.4 
108.5 
51.4 
121 
98.0 
265.5 
69.2 
6.3 
64.1 
60.0 
29.8 
43.2 
106.6 
55.2 
122 
82.1 
266.7 
62.2 
6.3 
62.8 
56.5 
27.9 
42.2 
100.3 
52.4 
123 
102.5 
257.9 
63.5 
6.0 
58.4 
55.9 
29.6 
43.8 
106.6 
52.7 
*Weight in kilograms, other measurements in centimeters. 
