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| Main Ref: | Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli 1956 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | to be filled | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| 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 | opercular spines only | late | opercular spines only | |
| Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | unpigmented | |
| Pectorals | normal | |||
| Pelvics | with elongated fin rays with melanophores | |||
| Operculum with three series of spines, a more internal one of shorter spines and the two external ones which have long, strong spines almost halfway down the middle, and which lie in the same line with a point directed to anus. | ||||
| L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | 4 | 65 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Water parameters Metric characters |
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