ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



We thank Walter Stepien and A. Keith 

 Taniguchi for their assistance in rearing the 

 yellowfin menhaden. Michael D. Dahlberg 

 confirmed identification of B. smi^/it juveniles that 

 we reared. Thomas Potthoff cleared and stained 

 specimens that we used to describe osteology. 

 Susan Stevens Suarez illustrated the yellowfin 

 menhaden larvae. William J. Richards assisted in 

 interpreting developmental osteology and cri- 

 ticized an early draft of the manuscript. William 

 F. Hettler, Jr. and John W. Reintjes also reviewed 

 the manuscript and provided helpful suggestions. 

 Partial financial support for this study was 

 derived from NSF Biological Oceanography Grant 

 GA-34138 and from NOAA Sea Grant 04-3-158-27 

 Sub. 3 to the University of Miami. 



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