While the distribution of individuals by length
classes was observed each month, lower size
classes occurred throughout almost the entire
period. This observation indicates that there
is a constant entrance of individuals into the
population, which corroborates the characterization
of the reproductive period as being continuous and
also explains the high proportions of ovigerous
females every month. Although it is possible
to consider this to be continuous recruitment, a
graphical presentation was impeded by the small
size of individuals caught, because all of them
were mature enough to be considered adults (see
“Population structure”)