Everyone has to start somewhere. In the case of some fish, this means beginning their lives in the larval stage, eating microscopic creatures until they transition into their ultimate big-bodied selves.

Below is a collection of several fish species and what they looked like before and AFTER their growth spurts. Get ready for some craziness…

Zebrafish
(Danio rerio)
before
image credit: inquisitr.com
after
image credit: student.santarosa.edu
Leaf Scorpionfish
(Taenianotus triacanthus)
before
Copyright: Chris Newbert, Minden Pictures
after
image credit: livingreefs.com
Monkfish 
(Lophius vomerinus)
 
before
image credit: innovations-report.com
after
 image credit: scienceblogs.com
Ocean Sunfish
(Mola mola)
before
 
image credit: norbertwu.com
after
copyright: Phillip Colla, oceanlight.com


King Mackerel
(Scomberomorus cavalla)
before
image credit: dnr.sc.gov
after
image credit: tarponwiz.com
Swordfish
(Xiphias gladius)
before
 image credit: thenakedscientists.com
after
image credit: gofishn.com
 
Brittle Star
(class Ophiuroidea)
before
 image credit: sciencephoto.com
after
 
image credit: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
Octopus
(genus Octopus)
before
image credit: australianmuseum.net.au
 after
image credit: bdoutdoors.com
Blue Marlin
(Makaira nigricans)
before
image credit: tamug.edu
after
image credit: animalphotos.tk
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