LAROCHE: DEVELOPMENT OF LARVAL SMOOTH FLOUNDER 



Table 3. — Body proportions of larval Liopsetta putnami and 

 Pseudopleuronectes americanus. Values given are percentage of 

 standard length (SL) or head length (HL) including mean, 

 standard deviation, and range in parentheses. Number of 

 specimens measured may be derived from Tables 1 and 2. 



Melanophore numbers on the caudal fin mem- 

 brane increase through flexion and postflexion 

 periods with the entire fin becoming covered with 

 melanophores, including an intense pigment 

 patch near the fin base, by 9.8 mm. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



Special thanks are extended to H. H. DeWitt for 

 allowing me to use his larval fish collections and 

 radiographs of juvenile specimens. Additional 



specimens were provided by S. M. Fried, J. L. 

 Laroche, B. P Lindsey, and J. D. McCleave. Gilbert 

 Jaeger helped with the field collecting. H. H. De- 

 Witt, J. D. McCleave, S. L. Richardson, and W. G. 

 Smith read the manuscript and provided usefiil 

 comments. 



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