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  • paracanthopterygian
    / Life cycle and reproduction

    …to another larval stage, the tenuis, descends to the bottom, and becomes a parasite in a sea cucumber (Holothuria tubulosa or Stichopus regalis). The tenuis, apparently dependent upon its host for survival, undergoes a further transformation to the juvenile stage; in the process its length decreases from 20 to 10…

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    …to another larval stage, the tenuis, descends to the bottom, and becomes a parasite in a sea cucumber (Holothuria tubulosa or Stichopus regalis). The tenuis, apparently dependent upon its host for survival, undergoes a further transformation to the juvenile stage; in the process its length decreases from 20 to 10…

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