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Main Ref: | Russell, F.S. 1976 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 2.32 | 1.59 | 2 | |
Preanal L. % TL | 41.2 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | elongated unpigmented | Ref: | 65 | |
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleposteriorventralpigmented | |
Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Serration of the primordial fin, and reticulation of the epidermis. |
Striking feature | some dorsal fin rays very elongated | |||
Striking shape lateral | short and/or deep | dorsal | compressed | |
Striking feature | some dorsal fin rays very elongated | |||
Shape of gut | spherical or gut loop | |||
Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Spinal armature early | other spines | late | other spines | |
Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
Peritoneum | without melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) without melanophores | |||
Five to eight spined plates along the ventral margin of the abdomen. Postanal band of melanophores 18th - 21st caudal segments. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of vertebrae | 42 | 37 | 40 | 65 |
Preanal number of vertebrae | 10 | 65 |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | 6 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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