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The description of developing larvae and fry of Brachyopsis segaliensis is given for the first time. B. segaliensis larvae and fry pass through a planktonic stage. In the course of growth and development, they undergo the following morphological changes: the height of the head and the body decreases, the eyes become shifted to the upper head profile, the bases of the pectoral fins become shifted to the lower region of the body; the location of spikes and pigmentation change.
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Sokolovsky, A.S., Sokolovskaya, T.G. Early ontogenesis of the sea poacher Brachyopsis segaliensis (Osteichthyes: Agonidae) from peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan. Russ J Mar Biol 34, 191–194 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063074008030097
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