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Main Ref: | Russell, F.S. 1976 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 6 | 3.9 | 5 | 73 |
Preanal L. % TL | 34 | 29 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | ovoid unpigmented | Ref: | 37 | |
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | no oil globule | |
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | more than two dorso-ventral clusters or bands | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
The yolk has a pyriform shape with the broader end anterior. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | compressed | |
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | spherical or gut loop | |||
Gas bladder early | invisible | late | invisible | |
Spinal armature early | no spines | late | opercular spines only | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | more than two dorso-ventral clusters or bands | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | more than two dorso-ventral clusters or bands | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
Characteristic group of spines on the operculum appearing at 11 mm length. Two dorso-ventral clusters on the tail. Three additional ventral clusters and urostyle region heavily pigmented. |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | 6 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | |
min | 5.2 | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | |
mod | 5.4 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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