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Fig. 2. The length-weight relationship of the Ahole- 
hole 
SUMMARY 
1. The growth rates of the aholehole ( Kuhlia 
sandvicensis ) introduced into a marine pond 
were measured. In general, smaller fish dis- 
played higher growth rates than larger fish. 
2. Age estimates were made on the basis of 
growth rates and relative sizes because of the 
difficulty in determining age of fish from uni- 
formly warm waters. 
3. Calculations of the theoretical maximum 
length and weight of the aholehole were made. 
These values were estimated at 198.0 mm fork 
length and 109.2 grams in weight. 
4. The length-weight relationship of the 
aholehole was determined with a calculated 
"individual b” value of 2.75. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
I wish to thank Dr. B. S. Muir for suggesting 
the project of which the information presented 
here is a part. To Mr. and Mrs. Ramond M. 
Buckley, George S. Arita, and Maria G. Ferraro, 
I wish to express my sincere gratitude for aid- 
ing in various aspects of the field work. 
For technical aid and assistance, I wish to 
thank Lester Zuckeran and Robert Tanaka of 
the Hawaii Marine Laboratory, Dr. Albert 
Tester of the University of Hawaii, and Dr. 
John Magnuson of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Honolulu, Hawaii. 
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