Smithsonian Report, 1924. — Schmidt 



Plate S 



I . American Eel <Anguilla rostrata). Metamorphosis of 

 Larvae. The Top Specimen Is a Full-Grown Larvae 

 Before Metamorphosis, the Lower One an Elver. Gulf 

 Stream Area off the Atlantic Coast of the United States 



Natural size. (From Jobs. Schmidt, 1. c. 1916) 



European Eel (Anguilla vulgaris). Showing the Size of 

 the Four Youngest Year-Classes in June 



About natural size 



American Eel ^Anguilla rostrata). Showing the Size'of 

 the Two Youngest Year-Classes in June 



Natural size 



