MOSER: DEVELOPMENT OF ROCKFISH 



mm SL, SIO 65-126) was taken by hook and line 

 at 256 m. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



I am indebted to a number of people for their 

 help during this study and in the preparation of 

 this manuscript. George Mattson of the Na- 

 tional Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS, La 

 Jolla) provided the drawings and photographs 

 of the larvae and juveniles. James Thrailkill 

 (NMFS, La Jolla) drafted the distribution chart. 

 Dr. Paul Smith (NMFS, La Jolla) made helpful 

 suggestions during preparation of the distribu- 

 tion section of the paper, and Mrs. Esther Barker 

 helped prepare this data. Miss Amelia Gomes 

 and Mrs, Elaine Sandknop (NMFS, La Jolla) 

 cleared and stained the larval series. 



Specimens were kindly provided by Dr. Rich- 

 ard Rosenblatt (Scripps Institution of Oceano- 

 graphy), Dr. Lo-chai Chen (San Diego State 

 College), Dr. Robert Lavenberg (Los Angeles 

 County Museum of Natural History) , and John 

 Bleck (University of California, Los Angeles). 

 John Fitch (California Department of Fish and 

 Game) furnished information on the geographic 

 range of juveniles and adults. Dr. Jorgen Neil- 

 sen (Zoological Museum, University of Copen- 

 hagen) read the manuscript and offered helpful 

 suggestions. Special thanks are due Dr. Elbert 

 Ahlstrom (Senior Scientist, NMFS, La Jolla) 

 for his helpful discussions and encouragement 

 throughout this study. 



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