FIG. 296 "^ ^® 



OP 



300 



301 



Figs. 296-302. — Larval sturgeons. (All but Fig. 302 after KUPFFER.) Fig. 299, X 18 ; 

 296-300, X 10; 301, X8; 302, X 5. (Enlargement approximate.) 296, 297. Larvae 

 shortly after hatching. 298. Larva two days old. 299. Mouth region of larva of third 

 day. 300. Larva of fourth day. 301. Larva of twenty-eight days. 302. Sturgeon of 

 twelve months. 



A. Anus. ALT. Auditory vesicle. B. Barbel. GS. Gill slit. //. Heart. OL. Ol- 

 factory pit. OP. Optic vesicle. PF. Pectoral fin. PN. Pronephros. S. Mouth pit. 

 SP. Spiracle. 



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