FISHERY BULLETIN: VOL. 77. NO 4 



TaBLK 5. — Measurements tmillimeters) of larvae and juveniles of Sebastes melanops from waters off Oregon. 



'Usually fourth of fiflh in larvae, fifth or sixth in juveniles. 



^Usually in anterior one-fourth of fin. 



^The second spine m larvae, the third spine in juveniles 



^Bunip 



'Translorming 



'Pelagic juvenile. 



'Benthic juvenile 



melanophores are added between myosepta, par- 

 ticularly along the dorsal one-fourth of the body. 

 Some melanophores remain visible along the %'en- 

 tral margin of the caudal peduncle although they 



eventually become internal and obscured by tis- 

 sues. Melanophores are added along the base of 

 the anal fin. Discrete melanophores are added at 

 the articulation of dorsal and anal fin rays and 



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