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| Main Ref: | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | to be filled | |||
| Yolk-sac | ovoid unpigmented | Ref: | ||
| Yolk | segmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleanteriorcentralpigmented | |
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Anterior edge of yolk-sac slightly passes beyond the anterior point of head. No melanophores on the primary dorsal fin as in @T. trachurus@. | ||||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Shape of gut | triangular | |||
| Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Spinal armature early | several different spines | late | several different spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + lateral + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
| One spine on head. | ||||
| L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | 2.3 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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