Table 6. A comparison of the median standard length and range of taxa between taxa collected by bow-mounted push net, and bottom sled. Collections were taken at Little Madeira Bay, Whipray Basin, Palm Key, and Bradley Key in July and September.

 

Taxa

 

Gear

 

N

 

Median

 

Range

 

Atherinidae

   Unidentified

 

 

PN

 

 

2

 

 

13.8

 

 

8.5-19.0

 

Callionymide

   Diplogrammus pauciradiatus

 

 

PN

 

 

2

 

 

1.5

 

 

1.5-1.5

 

Clupeidae

   Unidentified

 

 

PN

 

 

6

 

 

3.5

 

 

2.0-4.0

 

Clupeiformes

   Unidentified

 

 

PN

 

 

5

 

 

3.0

 

 

2.0-4.0

 

Cyprinodontidae

   Lucania parva

 

 

SL

 

 

24

 

 

16.0

 

 

6.0-27.0

 

Engraulidae

   Anchoa mitchilli

   Unidentified

 

 

SL

PN

 

 

40

141

 

 

11.8

3.5

 

 

6.0-19.0

1.5-11.0

 

Gerreidae

   Eucinostomus argenteus

   Eucinostomus sp(p).

   Unidentified

 

 

SL

SL

SL

 

 

27

2

6

 

 

9.5

8.4

17.5

 

 

7.5-27.0

7.4-9.3

11.0-31.0

 

Gobiidae

   Gobiosoma robustum

   Microgobius gulosus

   Unidentified

 

 

 

SL

SL

SL

PN

 

 

3

2

11

88

 

 

24.0

7.8

7.5

2.5

 

 

7.5-25.0

7.5-8.0

6.5-9.6

1.5-5.0

 

Monacanthidae

    Monacanthus ciliatus 

 

 

SL

 

 

1

 

 

25.0

 

 

 

 

Sciaenidae

    Bairdiella chrysura   

    Cynoscion nebulosus

 

 

SL      SL

PN

 

 

4

4

15

 

 

8.3

7.9

2.1

 

 

4.9-14.0

6.0-13.7

1.1-3.2

 

Soleidae

    Achirus lineatus

 

 

SL

PN

 

 

1

11

 

 

32.0

1.5

 

 

 

1.0-2.5

 

Syngnathidae

    Hippocampus zosterae

    Micrognathus criniger

    Syngnathus scoveli

    Unidentified

 

 

SL

SL

SL

PN

 

 

33

3

27

1

 

 

8.0

11.0

61.0

2.0

 

 

5.0-25.0

10.5-11.5

15.0-104.0

 

Tetraodontidae

 

PN

 

2

 

2.0

 

2.0-2.0