Translation Series No.1211

cm
100
80
60
40
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customarily the total length from the point of the snout to the end of
the dorsal (mostly longest) ray of the tail fin.
In order to be able to compare the two statements, we have
taken both length measurements in 250 salmon and calculated the obvious-
ly linear relation (Fig. 28). The measurement of the total length and of
the fork length has been carried out in such a manner that they were based
in every case on centimetres rounded off downwards. The fish of the group
20
50 ' m 90 lIC Lcm •
Fig. 28. Relation between fork length (11.) end
length (Lt ).
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72 cm are thus on an average 72.5 cm long. This correction has been ap-
plied in all oases before an evaluation was carried out. The statements
given here.are all corrected values.
total length Lt
The following relation exists between fork length Lf and the
Lf m -1.2256 0.9578 Lt
t 1.2796 + 1.0441 Lf.
L
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