Hettler, William F., Jr. 



1968. Artificial fertilization among yellowfin and Gulf menhaden 



( Brevoortia ) and their hybrid. Transactions of the American 

 Fisheries Society, vol. 97, no. 2, p. 119-123. 



Eggs of 15. smithi were fertilized with sperm from 

 Ji. smithi , B_. pa tr onus , and hybrids of the two 

 species. Resulting larvae reared through the yolk- 

 sac stage. 



Hettler, William F. , Jr. 



1970. Rearing larvae of yellowfin menhaden, Brevoortia smithi . 

 Copeia, 1970, no. 4, p. 775-776. 



Ova and sperm were obtained from sexually mature Ji. 

 smithi and were hatched and reared. The last larva, 

 14.9 mm T.L. survived 32 days. 



Hettler, William F., Jr. 



1971. A yellowfin menhaden without pelvic fins. Quarterly Journal 

 of the Florida Academy of Sciences, vol. 34, no. 1, p. 63-66. 



Adult B_. smithi with no pelvic fins and no scar to indicate 

 that they had been lost accidentally. X-ray examination 

 did not show any structural remnants. 



Hettler, William F. , Jr. 



1973. Rearing menhaden larvae (Part 2), p. 149-157. In A. L. Pacheco 

 (ed.), Proceedings of a Workshop on Egg, Larval and Juvenile 

 Stages of Fish in Atlantic Coast Estuaries. National Marine 

 Fisheries Service, Middle Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Center, 

 Technical Publication no. 1. 



Methods used to rear larval J5. smithi in the laboratory 

 from fertilized eggs. 



Hettler, William F. , Jr., Richard W. Lichtenheld, and Herbert R. 

 Gordy. 



1971. Open seawater system with controlled temperature and 



salinity. Progressive Fish-Culturist, vol. 33, no. 1, 

 p. 3-11. 



Seawater system designed to rear Atlantic menhaden. 



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