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Table 5. — Body proportions (percentage of NL or SL) of larval Larimus fasciatus. Specimens between dashed lines are undergoing 



notochord flexion. Lengths are NL above upper dashed line, SL below. 



3rf 



2i 



jK 



(^ Larimus fasciatus 

 Bairdiella chrysoura 



3i 



zi 



31 



30 



2tf 



28 



79" 



Table 6. — Fin element counts in larval Larimus fasciatus. 

 Specimens between dashed lines are undergoing notochord flex- 

 ion. Lengths are above upper dashed line, SL below. 



' + = fin present, no developed elements. 



(adult complement 17 in nine adults, 16 in one, all 

 from South Carolina waters). Caudal flexion is 

 occurring in specimens of 3.6-4.0 mm. Principal 

 caudal rays are first seen in flexion specimens and 

 are usually complete after 4.9 mm. Procurrent 

 caudal rays appear at 5.5 mm and are incomplete 

 in the largest specimen available. The soft dorsal 

 fin base is present in the smallest larva, with no 

 discernible elements; pterygiophores are count- 

 able at 3.6 mm and rays are consistently complete 

 at ^4.8 mm. Dorsal spines first appear at 4.4 mm 



FIGURE 2. — Occurrence of larval Bairdiella chrysoura and 

 Larimus fasciatus in South Carolina-MARMAP plankton tows 

 in continental shelf waters of the South Atlantic Bight. Num- 

 bers indicate numbers of Isirvae at stations. 



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