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plus 36 + behind. Forehead starting to recede although still much rounded and pro- 
jecting no farther than tip of upper jaw. 
Pigmentation. — One black chromatophore is evident on each side over posterior 
part of air bladder. 
6-millimeter stage . — Total length, 6.0; standard length, 5.7; length to vent, 2.5; 
greatest depth, 1.1; diameter of eye, 0.4 millimeters. Dorsal contour of head more 
sloping than before, mouth terminal, and lower jaw slightly projecting. 
Pigmentation. — The body retains the transparent colorless condition of preced- 
ing stages, relieved only by the addition of a double line of five large stellate subsurface 
chromatophores over dorsal aspect of air bladder (scarcely evident in fig. 140). 
6.8-millimeter stage . — Total length, 6.8; standard length, 6.6; length to vent, 3.0; 
greatest depth, 1.5; diameter of eye, 0.5 millimeters. Myomeres, 15 to vent plus 40 
behind. Following the stage shown in Figure 140, larva apparently grows in depth 
and breadth more rapidly than in length, for in Figure 141, although the specimen 
drawn is only eight-tenths of a millimeter longer than in the preceding, the body is 
much heavier so that the depth is contained 4.53 in total length, as compared with a 
proportion of 5.4 in the smaller specimen. Fins unchanged. 
Pigmentation. — The only color difference consists in the addition of a few more 
chromatophores over stomach region. 
10.9-millimeter stage .— Total length, 10.9; standard length, 9.6; length to vent, 
5.0; greatest depth, 2.1; diameter of eye, 0.8 millimeters. Myomeres, 20 to vent plus 
32 behind. Second dorsal about 67 rays; anal about 64 rays (incomplete). Many of 
