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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) | 3.6 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL | 48 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | to be filled | |||
| Yolk-sac | ovoid | Ref: | ||
| Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | no oil globule | |
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Primordial fin without melanophores. 15-16 preanal segments and 42-45 postanal ones. | ||||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | visible | late | ||
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
| The postanal ventral row of melanophores starts from the anus to the end of the tail. The dorsal postanal row extends in the urostyle region. At 17mm: D 128; A 110. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 74 | 72 | 70 | |
| Preanal number of myomeres | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | 4 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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