372 
Table 2 
Standard lengths and total weights of Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) caught in the 
northern Gulf of California during the fishing season from 2015 through 2019, by year 
and sex. Lengths and weights also are provided for all years and both sexes combined. 
n=number of samples; SD=standard d 
Standard length (cm) 
Range 
11.8-89.2 
11.8-89.1 
11.9-89.1 
11.8—79.9 
13.0—88.0 
14.0—88.0 
13.0—79.0 
14.3-89.2 
17.4-89.2 
14.3-74.1 
18.0—-88.5 
18.5-88.5 
18.0-78.1 
15.5—89.0 
16.6—-89.0 
15.5-72.0 
<= 
2) 
z 
o 
io) 
_ 
® 
Q 
E 
=) 
Zz 
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 
eviation. 
Mean (SD) 
47.1 (13.7) 
44.8 (14.7) 
46.7 (16.1) 
43.2 (13.3) 
51.7 (12.3) 
56.4 (11.3) 
48.3 (11.8) 
48.7 (13.6) 
51.0 (14.0) 
46.6 (12.9) 
49.6 (12.0) 
52.4 (13.0) 
46.4 (10.0) 
45.8 (12.0) 
48.4 (13.9) 
43.3 (9.60) 
Total weight (g) 
Range 
22.0-9823.0 
22.0—9823.0 
25.0-9823.0 
22.0-7120.0 
26.4—7420.0 
36.0—7420.0 
26.4—4607.0 
49.0—7970.0 
79.0—7970.0 
49.0—4685.4 
47.0-8435.0 
57.0-8435.0 
47.0—4805.0 
57.2-8678.0 
66.0—8678.0 
57.2—4288.0 
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 
Standard length (cm) 
Figure 5 
Mean (SD) 
1489.9 (1016.2) 
1347.8 (1021.0) 
1558.4 (1228.1) 
1169.8 (761.5) 
1741.8 (892.9) 
2148.9 (1003.2) 
1442.5 (657.8) 
1547.4 (919.5) 
1742.0 (1036.8) 
1366.3 (751.2) 
1633.2 (1075.7) 
1931.1 (1266.4) 
1305.7 (679.6) 
1395.9 (1083.6) 
1691.5 (1358.1) 
1116.4 (616.9) 
Fishery Bulletin 118(4) 
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 
Distribution of standard lengths of Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) caught in the northern Gulf of California in 
Mexico, by sex, during (A) 2015, (B) 2016, (C) 2017, (D) 2018, and (E) 2019. The solid and dashed lines in each panel 
represent lengths of females and males, respectively. 
