Table 2 in Description of Atherinella brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Atheriniformes: Atherinopsidae) larvae from the Jaguaribe River estuary, Itamaracá island, Northeastern Brazil

Table 2. Meristic counts of preflexion, flexion, postflexion stages and juveniles of Atherinella brasiliensis. Numbers in bold indicate the SL at which a full complement of rays and total vertebrae number is first attained. Dashed lines differentiate preflexion (1), flexion (2), postflexion (3) stages and juveniles (4). Abbreviations: D = dorsal; A = anal; P 1 = pectoral; P 2 = pelvic; C = caudal, nv = not visible. Stage/ PeriodSL (mm)Fin raysVertebraeDAP1P2CPrecaudalCaudalPreurals+urostyle1st2nd14.2nvnvnvbasenvnvnvnvnv4.5nvnvnvbasenvnvnvnvnv4.7nvnvnvbasenvnvnvnvnv25.3nvnvnvbasenvbasenvnvnv7.0nv7146base3+9+8+317182+138.2nv815745+9+8+517182+19.5nv817745+9+8+517182+110nv9191067+9+8+817182+11129191267+9+8+817182+111.329191267+9+8+817182+111.529191268+9+8+917182+111.829191268+9+8+917182+1411.629191268+9+8+917182+11239191368+9+8+917182+112.439191368+9+8+917182+113.539191368+9+8+917182+115.839201368+9+8+917182+1