Table 1 Morphological development of larvae and juveniles of Korean shinner, Coreoleuciscus splendidus

Total length
Stage Days Characters Fig. 2
Mean±SD (mm)
0 5.95±0.96 30–36 myotomes; The dorsal fin was formed with membrane fin A
1 6.77±0.10 A pair of pectoral fins and melanophore were formed B
Prelarva
2 7.30±0.14 The digestive tract developed in a straight line C
5 7.79±0.13 As the mouth opened, it began to eat live food D
10 8.54±0.14 The position of the anus was 72.3% of the body length E
13 9.86±0.48 The vertebrae of the tip of the caudal began to bend F
18 11.6±0.77 Development of 7 in the anal fin rays, 22 in the caudal fin rays G
Postlarva 23 14.3±0.84 All fins were completely separated H
28 16.0±0.91 The number of small protrusions formed on the body gradually decreased I
33 17.6±0.49 The number of stem of the ventral fin rays increased to 7 J
46 21.8±0.77 Scales began to form on the tail K
Juvenile 88 25.9±0.35 The dorsal fin rays was developed in iii.7, and the anal fin rays was developed in iii.6 L
139 36.8±2.96 The pattern on the fins was similar to that of the adult fish M