Table 1.

Species, age, length, sex, and ratios of mean muscle [THg]–internal organs [THg]. Species were identified using dichotomous key (Mecklenburg et al. 2002)

Species	Age (years)	Length (cm)	Sex	Ratio average [THg] in muscle to
				Liver	Kidney	Heart
Myoxocephalus scorpius (shorthorn sculpin)	4	28	F	3.7	3.5	3.9
	6	41	F	3.4	3.2	3.6
	6	37	F	6.0	4.8	7.5
	6	38	M	8.5	7.4	9.2
	7	36.5	M	14.0	5.5	7.2
	9	43	F	5.8	6.2	12.4
	9	55	F	4.1	5.0	6.5
	10	44	F	6.7	5.3	7.1
	13	58	F	4.0	4.4	6.6
	17	54	F	5.0	5.2	6.5
	19	65	F	3.1	3.3	5.1
	19	43	F	2.9	4.7	5.8
	21	54	F	4.2	3.2	4.8
Average				5.5 ± 3.0	4.8 ± 1.3	6.6 ± 2.3
Myoxocephalus jaok (plain sculpin)	4	43	F	2.8	2.6	3.3
	5	42	F	3.7	4.8	5.3
	–	46	F	3.4	3.0	5.1
	–	50	F	4.5	5.0	5.0
Average				3.6 ± 0.7	3.9 ± 1.2	4.7 ± 0.9
Megalocottus platycephalus (belligerent sculpin)	4	29	F	9.5	9.2	9.5
	8	36	F	10.0	7.8	5.5
Average				9.7 ± 0.3	8.5 ± 1.0	7.5 ± 2.9

Ages were assigned by counting annuli of Table 1