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Black Rockfish fry (Sebastes melanops)
Subject: | Black Rockfish fry (Sebastes melanops)
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Date: 2005:10:06 21:39:49
Upload Date: 2005:10:06 21:40:47
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Post-hatching gift. A larva from a 17-year-old black rockfish (Sebastes melanops), showing the large oil droplet used to fuel growth and stave off starvation. Younger mothers produce larvae with smaller droplets that are less likely to survive to the juvenile stage. (Courtesy S. Berkeley.) |
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