Table 2. Total length and body length (mm) of each developmental stage of Lefua genus fishes
| Stage | Species |
| Lefua costata1) in Sanguncheon, Korea (TL, mm) | L. costata2) (TL, mm) | L. echigonia3) in Kako river, Japan (BL, mm) | L. sp. (L. torrentis)3) in Kako river, Japan (BL, mm) |
| Hatched larvae | 2.70–2.93 (2.81) | 3.9 | 2.56–2.60* | 3.28–4.28 |
| Yolk-sac larvae | 3.71–3.87 (3.79) | - | - | 5.16–5.56 |
| Preflexion larvae | 4.55–4.74 (4.64) | 4.1 | 4.21–4.92 | 5.78–6.19 |
| Flexion larvae | 5.94–6.23 (6.08) | - | 5.46–7.64 | 6.17–8.75 |
| Postflexion larvae | 8.97–9.90 (9.43) | 5.5 | 7.23–11.3 | 8.74–11.0 |
| Juveniles | 17.7–19.4 (18.5) | 17.5 | 12.3–13.0 | 11.4–12.9 |
Total length of L. echigonia
Present study
Uchida (1939)
Aoyama & Doi (2011)