Larval development of red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, and comparisons with co-occurring snapper species.(Statistical Data Included)
From: Fishery Bulletin
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Date: 7/1/2000
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Author: Bootes, Kevin L.; Comyns, Bruce H.; Drass, Denice M.; Holt, G. Joan; Lyczkowski-Shultz, Joanne; Phelps, Ronald P.; Riley, Cecilia M.
Abstract.--The larval development of red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, is described from reared larvae and from specimens collected in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Snapper larvae are pelagic and are characterized by the following features: a deep and compressed, lightly pigmented body; moderately short gut; 24 myomeres; and elongated dorsal and pelvic fins that form early in development. Specimens of L. campechanus (1.9 to 26.1 mm) also showed the presence of weak serrations on ...
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