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| Main Ref: | Kimmel, C.B., W.W. Ballard, S.R. Kimmel, B. Ullmann and T.F. Schilling 1995 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 3.1 | 58952 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | ||||
| Larval area | to be filled | |||
| Yolk-sac | spherical pigmented | Ref: | ||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral + lateral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Hatching occurs 48 h after fertilization. Head-trunk angle is 45°. Pectoral fin is pointed; dorsal and ventral stripes meet at tail; 6 melanophores in lateral stripe; iridophores plentiful on retina; distinct yellow cast to head;Nomarksi optics; circulation in 2-4 aortic arches and segmental vessles; olfactory cilia beating; semicircular canals; neuromasts; | ||||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral + lateral row | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal | |||
| At 3.5 mm TL, head-trunk angle is 25°; wide open mouth protruding anterior to eye; iridophores in yolk stripe; eye half covered by iridophores; dorsal body as yellow as head; Nomarski optics; gill slits and filament buds present; cartilage in branchial arch 1 and 5; operculum covers the branchial arch 1 or 2; cleithrum; | ||||
| 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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