FIGURE 3 in The lionfishes: Comparative development of Pterois volitans, Dendrochirus barberi, and D. hemprichi (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) and discrimination of their early life stages from non-pteroine scorpaenid genera in the Western North Atlantic

FIGURE 3. Cranial and opercular spination in Pterois volitans larvae. A. 3.6 mm; B. 8.0 mm; C. 9.3 mm (pelvic fins not to scale). All lengths in mm standard length (SL) post-preservation.