Leptocephalus Larva

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Leptocephalus Larva
Larval eels are known as leptocephalus larvae. The name reveals a character shared by all of these larvae,leptocephalus means small head. Leptocephalus larvae are largely transparent and may remain as larvae in the water column for as long as three years. For many years,science thought that these larvae were species of fish unto their own. Gradually,ichthyologists began to realize that they were larval eels. Often,leptocephalus larvae are many times smaller than the adults. It is interesting to consider just how large adults specimens of large leptocephalus larvae (one specimen just shy of six feet) might grow. Much speculation has gone into these large specimens and the size of the adult eels,however,no one knows because an adult eel,associated
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