| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen 1983 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 3.6 | 3.26 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | to be filled | |||
| Yolk-sac | spherical | Ref: | ||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Thirty-nine myomeres. | ||||
| Striking feature | teeth clearly visible | |||
| Striking shape lateral | dorsal | normal (not striking) | ||
| Striking feature | teeth clearly visible | |||
| Shape of gut | triangular | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | opercular spines only | late | opercular spines only | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| 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) | |||
| @A. thazard@ = @A. auxis@ for months of presence of larvae. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 39 | 65 |
| 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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