Morphological changes of early post-larval and young stages of Chasmichthys dolichognathus HILGEnDORF (Family Gobiidae) have been studied based on the samples of 953 individuals collected in June 1968, July 1969 and July 1971. Particular emphasis was paid on the development of fin rays, chromatophore patterns and ventral fins. The primordial fin rays of the first dorsal fin appear in the post-larvae of around 8.0 mm in total length, and dorsal fin fully develops in the larvae of around 9.2 mm. In the early young stages of 17.0 mm in total length fin rays have completely developed. According to chromatophore patterns the larvae are grouped into three successive groups. The larvae at the early stages of 6.3-14.2 mm have melanophores on the whole dorsal surface, the posterior ventro-lateral part of the tail and the basal part of the caudal fin. In the later larval stages of 17.0-24.4 mm a group of melanophores are added on medio-lateral part of the tail. These melanophores extend anteriorly and eventually cover the medio-lateral part of the whole body. In the early young stages of 97.2-34.8 mm the chromatophores cover the whole body surface in cloudy and H-shaped patterns. The chromatophore patterns of this stage are distinctive as generic characters of the fish. Fin membranes of the ventral fin appear in the post-larval stage (ca. 7.4 mm), and the primordial fin rays develop in the late post-larval stages (ca. 14.2 mm). The fin rays develop into a complete sucker in the young fish stage of around 30.0 mm in total length.