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Lin-Tai Ho and colleagues counted fish in a tide pool in Taiwan at several times during the year and found that some species had a significantly higher maximum population count than others. For example, the highest count for the combtooth blenny was 62 individuals in January of 2001, whereas the highest count for the striated rockskipper was       

Which choice most effectively uses data from the graph to complete the example?

A

16 individuals in October of 2001.

B

15 individuals in July of 2001.

C

72 individuals in January of 2001.

D

45 individuals in July of 2001.