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Main Ref: | Jeyaseelan, M.J.P. 1998 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 1.6 | 43081 | ||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Northwestern Pacific (Japan) | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail completely covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
18 prenal and postanal myomeres. Pigmentation: Light greenish pigment all over the body excluding the finfolds. Series of black pigments present along the base of the dorsal finfold. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | ||
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | opercular spines only | late | opercular spines only | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) without melanophores | |||
At 12 mm TL, presence of 6 spines in the opercular region, 1 at the top of the opercular margin (this is the only one that remains in adults), 3 at the angular edge of the lower operculum and two in front of the bordering spines. Pigmentation: Black stellate chromatophores are spread all over the body and head. Upper half of the dorsal spines are deeply pigmented. In the dorsal rays, the pigmentation is restricted to the lower portion of the fin. Median rays of the caudal fin pigmented. |
L 1st feeding | Ref. |
Months of presence of larvae
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max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Water parameters Metric characters |
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