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| Main Ref: | Jeyaseelan, M.J.P. 1998 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | ||||
| Larval area | Asia | |||
| Yolk-sac | spherical | Ref: | ||
| Yolk | segmented | Oil globules | more than one oil globulecentralventral | |
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Pigmentation: Based on a 3 mm specimen, the dorsal finfold has black pigment. | ||||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal other | |||
| At 9 mm, dorsal fin has 8 rays; anal fin has about 15 rays. Pigmentation: 12 black pigment spots on each side of the larva; one black spot in front of the opercular opening, 2 on the posterior side of the pectoral fin, 6 in the foregut region, and 2 in the midgut and one above the anus. | ||||
| L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
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