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Larvae Information Summary for  Cyclothone pallida
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Main Ref: Olivar, M.P. and J.M. Fortuño 1991
Yolk-sac larvae
  max min mod Ref.
Length at birth (mm)        
Preanal L. % TL        
Place of development planktonic
Larval area Southeastern Atlantic (Benguela Current Region); Northwestern Pacific (Japan)
Yolk-sac       Ref:  
Yolk   Oil globules  
Rows on tail  
Other melanophores on tail  
Post larvae
Striking feature light organs
Striking shape lateral eel-like dorsal  
Striking feature light organs
Shape of gut tube-like
Gas bladder   early   late  
Spinal armature   early   late  
Pigmentation early
Rows on tail dorsal + ventral row
Other melanophores on tail tail partly covered with melanophores
Melanophores on head + trunk melanophores on trunk
Pigmentation late
Rows on tail dorsal + ventral row
Other melanophores on tail tail partly covered with melanophores
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
Pigmentation: at 7.5 mm, presence of about 9 melanophores on the ventrolateral portion of the anterior half of the body along with pigmentation over the greater part of the body (9-12 predorsal melanophores). The number of postanal melanophores is quite high (11 internal and 15 external melanophores). Pigmentation is present on the base of the caudal fin.
  L 1st feeding Ref. Months of presence of larvae    Ref. 
max     Jan Feb Mar Apr
min   May Jun Jul Aug
mod     Sep Oct Nov Dec
Water parameters     Metric characters
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