SUMIDA ET AL.; EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF SEVEN FLATFISHES 



Table 16. — Morphometries, in millimeters, of larvae and juveniles of Hypsopselta guttulata. 

 (Specimens between dashed lines are undergoing notochord flexion. I 



'Sym  symmetrical, Migr - migrating 



^Str - straight; E (I - early flexion, L Tl - late flexion. Juv  )uvenile 



^Asterisk indicates inclusion of dorsal tin pterygioptiores m body depth measurement 



Table 17. — Menstics of larvae and juveniles of Hypsopsetta guttulata. 

 (Specimens between dashed lines are undergoing notochord flexion.) 



'Prefl - preflexion, E fl - early flexion, L fl - late flexion, Postfl - postflexion, Juv 

 'LP refers to functional larval pectoral fins which have no ossified rays 



juvenile 



Postflexion and early transforming specimens 

 are less heavily pigmented than earlier stage lar- 

 vae, with a noticeable diminution of pigment on 

 the dorsal area of the head and body ( Figure 23D ) . 



Morphology. — Larvae of H. stomata are closest to 

 P. coenosus in size at hatching, notochord flexion, 

 and transformation (Table 18). A specimen 3.7 

 mm NL has a moderate amount of yolk remaining. 



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