FISHES OF THE GULF OF MAIKE 



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stage by Agassiz (fig. 277) was 30 mm. long, and one much like it taken off Brazil 

 Rock and described by Connolly was 27 mm. in length, but according to Stiasny 

 this state is attained in'the Mediterranean by larva; only 13 to 18 mm. long. In 

 later stages described by him from the Adriatic the foremost dorsal ray becomes 



Fig. 274.— Egg. After Agassiz 



Fig. 276— Older larva. After Agassiz 



Fig. 275.— Newly hatched larva. After Agassiz 



Fig. 277.— Larva, 30 millimeters. After Agassiz 



Fig. 278.— Larva (Mediterranean), 50 millimeters. After Stiasny 

 ANGLER (Lophitis piscatorius) 



bristlelike and the flap appears at its tip, the last three of the free rays on the nape 

 join together as the future first dorsal fin, lappets of skin appear around the margin of 

 the lower jaw and along the cheeks, the head broadens and becomes depressed, and 

 the lower jaw projects further, while the young fish are still pelagic with enormous 

 pectoral fins and threadlike ventrals (fig. 278). 



