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Eleven postflexion larvae (9.1–23.9 mm standard length: SL) of a bothid, Arnoglossus elongatus, from northwestern Australian waters were described. These specimens were characterized by vertebral numbers of 11 − 12 + 32 − 34 = 43 − 45, slender body, remarkably elongated second dorsal fin ray, and presence of melanophores on and slightly above midlateral line of body, plus on dorsal wall of abdominal cavity and air bladder (specimens >12.6 mm SL), proximally on caudal fin rays (>16.5 mm SL), and on pterygiophore zones of dorsal fin and anal fin (>23.8 mm SL).
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Fukui, A., Tsuchiya, T., Kuroda, H. et al. Larvae of Arnoglossus elongatus (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae) from northwestern Australia. Ichthyol Res 51, 279–282 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-004-0222-x
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-004-0222-x