Two adults (272, 309 mm SL) of P. goodei came 

 from otter trawl (5-m headrope, 4-cm stretch mesh 

 body, 1.25-cm mesh cod end liner) collections. The 

 trawl was towed on the bottom for 15 min at a 

 speed of 2 to 3 knots. The specimens were fixed in 

 10% Formalin and stored in 40% isopropyl alcohol. 



Body measurements were made as described by 

 Hubbs and Lagler (1958). For larvae, standard 

 length was measured from snout tip to notochord 

 tip. The point of reference used to determine no- 

 tochord tip in larvae of P. goodei is indicated by an 

 arrow in Figure 1. It is the point near the end of 

 the tail, at the posterior edge of the region having 

 no pigment on the ventral margin. This point was 

 determined from the tail tip of the 114-mm 

 specimen which had been stained with alizarin red 

 S. 



Meristic counts were made on unstained larval 

 and transforming specimens and radiographs of 

 the adults. 



Results 



Descriptions 



The larvae of P. goodei are characterized by their 

 slender, elongate form; gut length (35-40% SL, 

 decreasing with growth); myomere numbers, (55 

 to 57) -I- (170 to 174) = 225 to 229; and pigment 

 pattern (Figure 1). Morphometries and meristics 

 are in Table 1. Compared with adults, the larvae 

 have a short snout (17-18% HL-head length) and 

 no fleshy protrusion of the lower jaw. The mouth is 

 oblique. Dorsal and anal fin rays are evident in the 

 36-mm specimen but the adult numbers have not 

 been attained. The spines of the first dorsal and 

 the rays of the second dorsal begin to form at the 

 posterior and anterior ends of the fins respec- 

 tively. Development then proceeds anteriorly in 

 the first dorsal fin and posteriorly in the second 

 dorsal. The anal fin rays begin to form slightly 

 anterior to the center of the fin with development 

 proceeding anteriorly and posteriorly. Pectoral fin 

 rays were not formed and pelvic fins were absent 

 in the size range examined. 



Pigmentation (Figure 1) on the three larval 

 specimens is similar. Head pigmentation consists 

 of that on the lower jaw, anterior part of the upper 

 jaw, throat, and internally at the base of the 

 hindbrain. Gut pigmentation is mostly restricted 

 to the dorsal and ventral surface with some addi- 

 tional melanophores scattered over the anterior 

 region. The melanophores on the ventral gut sur- 



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