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| Main Ref: | Aboussouan, A. 1964 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | in close association with substrate | |||
| Larval area | to be filled | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Pectorals | normal | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
| At 5 mm a dorsal melanophore at 2/3 of body, ventrally of the gorge 6-8 big chromatophores to the anus and 7 from anus to the peduncle caudal. Number of finrays: 1st D 6; 2nd D 13-14; A 13-14. At 10 mm some small chromatophores on the caudal fin. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of vertebrae | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| 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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