. Breviora. 1986 LARVAL PARASUD1S RELATIONSHIPS PMX. Figure 2. Isolated buccal jaws of larval Parasudis (MCZ 62397, 38 mm SL). Abbreviations: Dent, dentary; Mx, maxilla; Pmx, premaxilla. Pigmentation Body color in preserved specimens is a uniform opaque white although very infrequently a light tan or brown wash is present. Live coloration is unknown, but based on observations of live pretrans- formation Chlorophthalmus (Hartel personal observation), living Parasudis larvae are presumed to be almost translucent in seawater. Opercular pigmentation covers an area almost as large as that of the ey
. Breviora. 1986 LARVAL PARASUD1S RELATIONSHIPS PMX. Figure 2. Isolated buccal jaws of larval Parasudis (MCZ 62397, 38 mm SL). Abbreviations: Dent, dentary; Mx, maxilla; Pmx, premaxilla. Pigmentation Body color in preserved specimens is a uniform opaque white although very infrequently a light tan or brown wash is present. Live coloration is unknown, but based on observations of live pretrans- formation Chlorophthalmus (Hartel personal observation), living Parasudis larvae are presumed to be almost translucent in seawater. Opercular pigmentation covers an area almost as large as that of the eye and at times may be quite dark. Opercular pigmentation is present in the smallest specimen examined. Initially, a small group of melanophores is situated on the caudal peduncle above the midline. With growth (>30 mm SL) the pig- mented area becomes roughly triangular in outline with the pos- terior lower corner extending below the midline (Fig. 1C). A melan- ophore distinct from the triangular patch and situated in the upper corner of the caudal base is found in specimens greater than 22 mm. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. , Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
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