Table 2. — Body proportions of larvae and juveniles ofSebastes flavidus and S. melanops. Values given are percent of standard length 

 (SL) or head length (HLl including mean, standard deviation, and range in parentheses. Number of specimens measured may be 

 derived from measurements listed by developmental stage (as indicated by footnotes) in Tables 4 and 5. 



' Usual^ fourth or fifth in larvae, fifth or sixth in juveniles, 



^Usually in anterior one-fourth of fin 



^The second spine in larvae and transforming lan/ae, the third spine in juveniles 



S. melanops (10.6 mm) has a nuchal and supra- 

 cleithral (as blunt bumps) an(i a fourth superior 

 infraorbital in addition to the spines listed above. 

 In both species the parietal spine and ridge are 

 finely serrated on all specimens <34 mm long. 

 Parietal spine length decreases with development 



becoming overgrown in benthic juveniles. The 

 nuchal spine, always shorter than the parietal, is 

 usually present in larvae and pelagic juveniles 

 and is overgrown by scales and tissue in benthic 

 juveniles. (Table 2 lists the mean nuchal spine/ 

 HL value for pelagic juveniles as greater than the 



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