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FISHERY BULLETIN OF THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 



Figure 2. — Various stages of development of silver mullet eggs: a, unfertilized eggs; b, 2 hours after fertilization (32 

 blastomeres) ; c, 4 hours after fertilization (blastodisc well formed, cells small) ; d, 8 hours after fertilization (seg- 

 mentation cavity forming); e, 12 hours after fertilization (early embryo); f, 16 hours after fertilization (embryo); 

 g, 24 hours after fertilization (lateral view of embryo) ; h, 24 hours after fertilization (top view of embryo) ; i, 32 

 hours after fertilization (lateral view of embryo). 



