One of the fishes that we occasionally find the early-juvenile stage of is the Spotted Drum. Soon after they have settled out of the plankton, the appearance of the tiny early juveniles is dominated by an extremely long front dorsal fin. At this stage, they are about 3/4 in long (Bottom photo).
Their coloration remains the same for a while, as they grow. And they start looking more like fish. The juvenile in the middle photo is a little over 2 inches long and almost 2 inches high.
As adults, they grow into their once over-sized dorsal fins, and develop their spots. They can reach 8 or 10 inches in length (top photo).
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