FISHES OF THE GULF OF MAINE 



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stage by Agassiz (fig. 277) was 30 mm. long, and one much like it taken off Brazil 

 Rock and described by Connolly was 27 mm. in length, but according to Stiasny 

 this state is attained in' the Mediterranean by larvae only 13 to 18 nim. long. In 

 later stages described by hun from the Adriatic the foremost dorsal ray becomes 



Fio. 274.— Egg. After .Vgassiz 



Fzo. 276.— Older larva. After Agaissiz 



Fig. 275.— Newly hatched larva. After .\gassiz 



Fio. 277.— Larva, 30 millimeters. After Agassiz 



Fig. 278.— Larva (Mediterranean), 50 millimeters. After Stiasny 

 ANGLER (.Lophius piscalorius) 



bristlelike and the flap appears at its tip, the last three of the free rays on the nape 

 join together as the future first dorsal fin, lappets of skin appear around the margin of 

 the lower jaw and along the cheeks, the head broadens and becomes depressed, and 

 the lower jaw projects further, while the young fish are still pelagic with enormous 

 pectoral fins and threadlike ventrals (fig. 278) . 



