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Main Ref: | Olivar, M.P. and J.M. Fortuño 1991 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | ||||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Southeastern Atlantic (Benguela 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 | eel-like | dorsal | ||
Striking feature | light organs | |||
Shape of gut | tube-like | |||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | late | |||
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
Peritoneum | without melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) without melanophores | |||
Pigmentation: at 7.5 mm, presence of about 9 melanophores on the ventrolateral portion of the anterior half of the body along with pigmentation over the greater part of the body (9-12 predorsal melanophores). The number of postanal melanophores is quite high (11 internal and 15 external melanophores). Pigmentation is present on the base of the caudal fin. |
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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