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Main Ref: | Hsieh, C.H. and T.S. Chiu 2002 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 1.5 | 46075 | ||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Northwestern Pacific (southern East China Sea and northern Taiwan Strait; Japan) | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Rows on tail | ||||
Other melanophores on tail |
Striking feature | some dorsal fin rays very elongated | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | ||
Striking feature | some dorsal fin rays very elongated | |||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head | |||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head | |||
Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
Pelvics | with elongated fin rays | |||
Occipital ray forms at 6.0-7.0 mm SL. Pigmentation: At < or = 3 mm SL: Melanophore at tip of lower jaw and on ramus of lower jaw (elongate melanophore). Often a few scattered melanophores on ventral surface of visceral mass. Diffuse pigment in three patches on side of tail. Melanophore on side of tail just anterior to notochord tip. Single melanophore over forebrain. At 5-10 mm SL: Melanophore at tip of lower jaw and an elongate melanophore on ramus of lower jaw. Several melanophores in base of caudal fin and a few scattered melanophores on tail just anterior to caudal fin. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 54 | 50 | 46075 |
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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