Sakuma and Laidig: A description of larval and pelagic Sebastes goodei 



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first body bar (Fig. 1G). By 38.3 mm SL, the fourth 

 and fifth body bars were fully developed but did not 

 develop the forward projecting pattern of the first 

 three body bars (Table 5). In addition, pectoral- and 

 pelvic-fin pigment had disappeared (Table 5). 



The largest individual examined was 58.3 mm SL, 

 which had all 5 body bars fully developed and well- 

 developed pigment on the anterior tip of the lower 

 jaw, the ventral and posterior region of the eye orbit, 

 the dorsal surface anterior to the eyes, the hypural 

 region, the entire dorsal body surface, and the 



spinous dorsal fin (Table 5; Fig. 1H). Pigment on the 

 lateral midline surface had become indiscernible 

 owing to the increased pigmentation of the lateral 

 surface. The barred pattern had become slightly ob- 

 scured by mottling over the dorsal lateral surface. 

 Pectoral- and pelvic-fin pigments were recorded for 

 a few of the larger individuals, but these were a re- 

 sult of 1 to 4 solitary melanophores located usually 

 on one fin only (Table 5). Cheek bars and pigment on 

 the anal fin were not observed on any of the speci- 

 mens examined (Table 5). 



