Fishes of the Western North Atlantic, Parte 9,Volume 2

adult anal anal-fin ANSP anus Bahamas base begins Bermuda body wall Bulletin Caribbean Castle collected Description developed Distinctive Characters Distribution dorsal surface dorsal-fin dorsal-fin origin early eastern elongate engyodontic euryodontic stage FDNR fewer FIGURE fishes genus Growth Gulf of Mexico gut loops head Identification intestinal Islands known largest larvae lateral length leptocephali lower LVBV melanophores meres metamorphic metamorphosis midlateral midline mm SL moderate Museum myosepta Natural nephric myomeres nephros notochord Ocean Ophichthus patches pigment posterior preanal myomeres predorsal myomeres present Proceedings Proportions range rays Sciences short Size slightly small melanophores Smith snout South Spawning species specimen examined Straits of Florida Study Material subcutaneous swellings Tables tail teeth terminates Total myomeres United ventral ventral margin vertebral western Atlantic western North Atlantic ZMUC Dana