Figure 5. Age and growth of istiophorid larvae captured by towed plankton nets off the Ribbon Reefs.

A - Size classes (midpoints) for istiophorid larvae captured by towed plankton nets off the Ribbon Reefs. B - Calculated ages for the larvae based on instantaneous growth rates for blue marlin of 0.0976 (lower curve after [16]) and 0.1280 (upper curve after [17]). Dotted lines indicate the median size and corresponding calculated ages.