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| Main Ref: | Olivar, M.P., H.G. Moser and L.E. Beckley 1999 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Southwestern Indian Ocean (Agulhas Current Region); Northwestern Pacific (Japan) | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
| Peritoneum | without melanophores | |||
| Eyes small and prominent choroid. Gut relatively straight. Br2 appeared at 9 mm. | ||||
| L 1st feeding | Ref. |
Months of presence of larvae
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| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
| Water parameters Metric characters |
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