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Figure 1 



Developmental series of stripetail rockfish, Sebastes saxicola. iAi 4.7 mm NL pre-extru- 

 sion larvae; iB) 6.0 mm NL larvae; (C) 9.9 mm SL larvae; (Di 17.8 mm SL larvae; (E) 25.9 

 mm SL pelagic juvenile; (F) 38.2 mm SL pelagic juvenile. 



ated (Fig. 1C). At this time, pigment on the cranial 

 region and the anterior section of the head also merged, 

 forming a solid pigment line extending from the upper 

 jaw to the posterior side of the cranium (Fig. 1C). 



Pigment began forming on the tip of the lower jaw 

 at approximately 5 mm NL ( Table 4 ). With increased 



development, pigment spread posteriorly along the 

 jaw. At 30 mm SL, the upper and lower jaw pigments 

 merged to encircle the mouth (Fig. IF). 



Pigment on the operculum began forming at 8 mm 

 SL (Table 4; Fig. 1C). More melanophores were added 

 to this region creating a large area of pigment by 12 



