FIGURE 8 in Comparative development of five sympatric coastal Fundulid species from the northern Gulf of Mexico

FIGURE 8. Various stages (TL) of Fundulus similis development. Arrows indicate mid-lateral pigment, 3–5 rows of large large, stellate melanophores extending from head to dorsal fin origin; and largest size where internal pigment around spine is visible. Size class one (0–6.99 mm TL), size class two (7–9.99 mm), size class three (10–11.99 mm), and size class four (12–15 mm).