FABLE ET AL.: DESCRIPTION OF EGGS AND LARVAE OF SPOTTED SEATROUT 



Table l. — Average age (hours) and measurements (millimeters) of preserved 

 larval spotted seatrout of known size. 



creased relative to standard length. Snout length 

 increased relative to standard length from 3'7( at 1 

 day to 97c at 15 days. Similarly, head length in- 

 creased relatively from 19-207f SL to 347^ SL. Both 

 these changes were due to rapid development of 

 the mouth and head. Eye diameter and body depth 

 varied only slightly during development. Eye 

 diameter was between 9 and 119c SL at all stages, 

 while body depth varied from 22 to 28'7f SL at all 

 ages. 



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



We thank Dinah Bowman for illustrating the 

 eggs and larvae. Appreciation is also expressed to 

 Jeff Messinger who assisted in many aspects of the 

 study. We express our gratitude to Edward Houde 

 and William Richards for reviewing drafts of this 

 paper and for their informative critiques. 



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