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Main Ref: | Russell, F.S. 1976 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 2.4 | 1.84 | 2.12 | |
Preanal L. % TL | 57.1 | 54.5 | 55.8 | 69 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | ovoid unpigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleanteriorventralpigmented | |
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Oil globule situated a little behind the anterior end of the yolk sac nearer the midpoint. Primordial fin with many stellate chromatophores. |
Striking feature | some dorsal fin rays very elongated | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | some dorsal fin rays very elongated | |||
Shape of gut | elongated | |||
Gas bladder early | invisible | late | invisible | |
Spinal armature early | opercular spines only | late | several different spines | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal | |||
Pelvics | with elongated fin rays with melanophores | |||
Third dorsal ray very long. At 6.5 mm, the first 8 rays of the dorsal fin are well developed. |
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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