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| Main Ref: | Fahay, M. 1983 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Mid-Atlantic Bight | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | no melanophores on head or trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | no melanophores on head or 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 | |||
| Anal fin origin anterior to dorsal fin origin; anterior anal rays elongate; no adipose fin; oval eye (becomes round at about 25 mm SL); photophores present. Pigmentation: Peritoneal pigment and caudal spot in smallest larvae (around medial portion of caudal peduncle); | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 37 | 68 |
| 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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