Larvae with elongate body, opposing dorsal and anal fins on tail. Hemiramphus brasiliensis larvae with large scattering melanophores on dorsal surface of head, row of melanophores along dorsal mid-line of body. Pre-anal fin-fold through much of larval development. Lower jaw starts to develop at 13.0 mm, becomes elongate at juvenile stage (Hemiramphus brasiliensis).
Table Beloniformes
22 geographic zones