Post-larval whalefish. Photo courtesy of Sandra Raredon, USNM.
Two post-larval whalefishes
a) Eutaeniophorus festivus, ~816 mm total length. Photo courtesy of Masanori Nakamachi. (b)Post-larva, Cozumel, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Donald Hughes.
Two post-larval whalefishes
The "missing link" specimen of a juvenile female whalefish collected by Tracey Sutton at 3,000 feet deep off Africa. Note the presence of pectoral fins, which are missing in adult whalefish. Photo by Solvin Zankl. The specimen is 42 mm in total length.
ng in adult whalefish. Photo by Solvin Zankl immediately after capture. The specimen is 42 mm in total length. Photo courtesy of S. Raredon and G. David Johnson.
Two post-larval whalefishes
A male whalefish, collected by Tracey Sutton in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo by Chris Kenaly of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University.
ng in adult whalefish. Photo by Solvin Zankl immediately after capture. The specimen is 42 mm in total length. Photo courtesy of S. Raredon and G. David Johnson.
Two post-larval whalefishes
Gyrinomimus sp., an adult female whalefish from the northeast Paciļ¬c. Photo courtesy of Bruce Robison, MBARI.
ng in adult whalefish. Photo by Solvin Zankl immediately after capture. The specimen is 42 mm in total length. Photo courtesy of S. Raredon and G. David Johnson.