Monteiro, Nuno MiguelAlmada, Vítor CarvalhoVieira, Maria Natividade2012-06-112012-06-112003Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 83, 4303/1-40025-3154http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1460The embryonic and larval development of the pipe¢sh Nerophis lumbriciformis is described. The full development sequence lasted 30 d (at 14-15ºC), being shortened to 25-26 d at higher temperatures (16-17ºC), and hatching occurred throughout a 2^3 d period. Unlike species of the genus Syngnathus, the newly hatched larvae presented a functional mouth apparatus and the yolk sac completely absorbed.engjournal article