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Eye length increased from about 5% SL in the larva 

 to as much as 11% SL in some of the transitional 

 specimens and to 11-13% SL in 20-45 mm juveniles. 

 Maxilla length increased from 7% of SL in the larva, 

 to 9-15% SL during transition, to 17-21% SL in 30-50 

 mm juveniles. 



Fins All specimens had the notochord flexed with 19 

 principal caudal rays present. In larvae, narrow finfolds 

 extend anteriorly along the dorsal (to head) and ven- 

 tral (to anus) body margins. Only the basal parts of the 

 dorsal and anal rays are discernible on the larva (Fig. 

 1A), but there are 10-13 anal and 11-16 dorsal rays in 



