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Main Ref: | Fahay, M. 1983 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | ||||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Mid-Atlantic Bight | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Rows on tail | ||||
Other melanophores on tail |
Striking feature | other | |||
Striking shape lateral | other | dorsal | compressed | |
Striking feature | other | |||
Shape of gut | ||||
Gas bladder early | visible | late | visible | |
Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
Pectorals | normal | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
Leptocephalus-like with forked caudal fin, triangular head, and ribbon-like body; gut long, about 75% TL; air bladder conspicuous after flexion; teeth prominent in early larvae; period of larval growth followed by shrinkage and thickening of body during metamorphosis, and then resumption of growth up to juvenile stage. Pigmentation: dorsal edge of gut, anal base, and over eye; pigment scatters with growth. Sequence of fin formation: caudal (10-11 mm SL); dorsal and anal (16-20 mm SL); pectoral; pelvic. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 82 | 72 | 68 |
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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