FISHERY BULLETIN: VOL. 87, NO. 4, 1989 



Figure 1. — Larvae of the devilfish, Gymnapistes mannoratus, caught in the lower Swan Estuary in July 

 1986. (A) 3.3 mm BL larva. (B) 4.6 mm BL larva. (C) 5. 1 mm BL larva; note pelvic fin buds. 



Table 2. — Fin ray development and vertebral counts in larval, transforming, and juvenile Gymnapistes 

 marmoratus. Vertebrae were counted only in cleared and double-stained specimens (denoted by ') in 

 which vertebrae were clearly differentiated. Other blanks indicate character is absent. Pectoral and 

 pelvic fin ray counts were made on the left side of the body. Procurrent fin rays are shown as 

 dorsal/ventral elements. 



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