DUNN: DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF LEUROGLOSSUS SCHMIDTI 



Table 3.— Development of meristic and other structures in Leuroglossus schmidti larvae and juveniles. Mean data are given for 

 specimens in the specified length range. Specimens between dashed lines are undergoing notochord flexion; those between solid 

 lines are juveniles. 



SL (mm) 



5.9-7.9 



8.0-8.9 



9.0-9.9 



10.0-10.9 



11.0-11 9 

 120-129 



Sam- 

 ple 

 size 



Dorsal 

 fin 

 rays 



Anal 

 fin 

 rays 



Pectoral 

 fin rays 



Pelvic 

 fin 

 rays 



Principal 

 caudal rays 



Secondary 

 caudal rays 



Upper Lower Upper Lower 



Neural 

 spines 



Haemal 

 spines 



Centra 



Abdom. 



Caudal Total 



12 

 6 

 5 

 1 

 1 

 2 



13.0-13.9 

 14.0-14.9 

 15.0-15.9 

 16.0-16.9 

 17.0-17.9 



18.0-18.9 

 19.0-19.9 

 20.0-20.9 

 21.0-21.9 

 22.0-229 

 23.0-23.9 

 24.0-24.9 

 250-25.9 

 26 0-26.9 

 27.0-27.9 

 28.0-289 



29 0-299 



30 0-309 

 31.0-31.9 

 32.0-32.9 

 33.0-33.9 

 34 0-349 



31.0-31 9 

 33.0-33.9 

 35.0-35.9 

 37.0-37.9 

 44.0-449 

 51.0-51 9 



SL (mm) 



5.9-7.9 



8.0-8.9 



9.0-9.9 



10.0-10.9 



11.0-11 9 



12.0-12.9 



22 



2.0 



0.3 



03 

 05 



1 

 1.0 



10.0 

 10.0 

 10.0 

 10.0 

 100 

 100 



13.0 

 13.0 

 12.5 

 11.0 

 11.0 

 12.0 



9.0 

 7.0 

 7.5 

 90 

 6.0 

 9.0 



8.0 



9.0 

 9.0 

 9.0 

 9.0 

 9.0 



100 

 10.0 

 10.0 

 10.0 

 10.0 

 10.0 



9.0 

 9.0 

 9.0 

 9.0 

 9.0 

 9.0 



13.0 

 13.0 

 14.0 

 15.0 

 15.0 

 15.0 



14.0 

 12.0 

 13.5 

 15.0 

 13.0 

 15.0 



490 

 51.0 

 495 

 490 

 49.0 

 50.0 



230 

 24.0 

 23.5 

 240 

 23.0 

 24.0 



27.0 

 28.0 

 27.0 

 27.0 

 27.0 

 27.0 



230 

 24.0 

 23.5 

 24.0 

 23.0 

 24.0 



Sample 

 size 



Hypurals Epurals Uroneurals 



Branchios- 

 tegal rays 



Gill rakers 



Teeth 



0.7 

 04 



2.0 



0.7 

 0.4 



1.0 



0.3 

 '12.8 



0.5 



1.0 

 1.0 



50.0 

 52.0 

 50.5 

 51.0 

 50.0 

 51.0 



Upper Lower Total Dentary Glossohyal Vomer Palatine 



13.0-13.9 

 14.0-14.9 

 15.0-159 

 16.0-16.9 

 17.0-17.9 



0.3 



2.0 

 3.0 

 2.0 

 5.0 

 3.7 



2.0 

 1.7 



1.0 

 1.0 



0.7 

 3.0 

 1.3 



0.3 



180-189 

 19.0-19.9 

 20.0-20.9 

 21.0-21.9 

 220-22.9 

 23.0-23.9 

 24.0-24.9 

 25.0-259 

 26.0-269 

 27.0-27.9 

 280-28.9 



29 0-29.9 



30 0-30.9 

 31.0-31.9 

 32.0-329 

 33.0-33.9 

 34.0-349 



31.0-31.9 

 33.0-33.9 

 35.0-35.9 

 37.0-37.9 

 44.0-449 

 51.0-51 9 



1.8 

 7.0 



1.4 

 2.8 

 3.0 

 1.2 



2.3 



5.3 

 4.8 

 5.0 

 6.0 



7.0 

 7.0 



0.5 

 2.0 

 04 

 1.0 

 1.3 

 1.6 

 1.3 

 1.3 

 1.5 

 20 

 2.0 

 20 

 20 

 2.0 

 2.0 



0.7 

 0.7 

 1.0 

 20 

 0.4 

 1.2 

 2.0 

 12 

 1.7 

 1.3 

 2.0 

 2.0 

 2.0 

 2.0 

 2.0 

 2.0 

 2.0 



1.0 



2.8 



38 



4.0 

 4.3 



10.0 

 10.0 

 9.0 

 10.4 

 10.8 

 11.8 

 12.0 

 11.0 

 13.0 

 11.8 

 14.0 

 13.0 

 14.0 

 12.0 

 11.0 



1.3 

 1.3 



2.5 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 2.8 

 23 

 24 

 2.3 

 3.0 

 2.8 

 28 

 3.0 

 2.5 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 3.0 



2.5 



2.0 

 3.0 

 30 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 30 

 3.0 

 30 

 3.0 

 30 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 3.0 



7.0 

 7.0 

 7.0 

 7.0 

 7.0 

 7.0 



0.2 

 7 

 08 

 2.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 



'Haemal spines not fully differentiated on one specimen with 50 centra ossifying. It was therefore not possible to determine the number of precaudal 

 vertebrae in that specimen 



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