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Fig. 7 | Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Fig. 7

From: Osteological development of wild-captured larvae and a juvenile Sebastes koreanus (Pisces, Scorpaenoidei) from the Yellow Sea

Fig. 7

Development of the vertebrae and caudal skeleton of Sebastes koreanus in flexion larval to juvenile stages (lateral views). a Flexion larva; 7.17 mm BL. b Flexion larva; 8.17 mm BL. c Postflexion larva; 9.06 mm BL. d Postflexion larva; 10.20 mm BL. e Postflexion larva; 11.10 mm BL. f Juvenile; 18.60 mm BL. Dotted lines show the outlines of skeletal structures in the adult. Open areas show nonskeletal structures. Solid lines show the boundaries of ossified areas. Dotted areas show ossified elements. ep, epural bone; hs, hemal spine; hy, hypural bone; ihs, interhemal spine; ins, interneural spine; php, parhypural; pp, parapophysis; ns, neural spine; u, urostyle bone; un, uroneural. Bars 0.5 mm

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