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Main Ref: | Russell, F.S. 1976 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 3.2 | 41 | ||
Preanal L. % TL | 35 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | elongated unpigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | no oil globule | |
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
The end of the tail is free from pigment. There is a peritoneal pigment in the region ofthe swimbladder. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
Gas bladder early | late | invisible | ||
Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
Distinctive characteristic between T. esmarkii and T. minutus: the snout is shorter and blunter in T. minutus. |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | 4 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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