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Larvae Information Summary for
Lampanyctus pusillus
| Main Ref: | Barnabé, G. and F. René 1973 | |||
Yolk-sac larvae
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Agulhas Current Region | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
Post larvae
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Striking shape lateral | short and/or deep | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Shape of gut | triangular | |||
| Gas bladder early | pigmented | 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 | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
| Pectorals | normal with few scattered melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
| A blunt snout. Pigmentation weakly defined, individual pigment cells scattered over the entire body. At 7.5mm: D 11; A 13; P 11, myomeres 31, the adipose has become bigger. | ||||
Meristic characters
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| 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 | ||
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