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http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/KFAS.2013.0970

Relative Growth of Microstomus achne (Pleuronectidae, PISCES) during Early Life Stage  

Byun, Soon-Gyu (Southeast Sea Fisheries Reserach Institute,National Fisheries Research & Development Institute)
Kang, Chung-Bae (Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea)
Han, Kyeong-Ho (Fisheries Science Institute, Chonnam National University)
Kim, Jin-Koo (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University)
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Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences / v.46, no.6, 2013 , pp. 970-972 More about this Journal
Abstract
We examined the relative growth of Microstomus achne during early life stages of laboratory-reared larvae and juveniles. Turning points in the relative growth of preanal length and upper jaw length against total length occurred during the settlement period (11.12-19.91 mm in total length). However, turning points in the relative growth of head length and eye diameter, as compared to total length, occurred during metamorphosis (17.57-22.47 mm in total length). Our results suggest that Microstomus achne concentrates its energy on the feeding apparatus (jaw) and digestive organs (intestine) rather than sensory or neural organs (eye, head) during early larval stage growth.
Keywords
Microstomus achne; Relative growth; Early life stage; Turning point;
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