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Main Ref: | Russell, F.S. 1976 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 37 |
Preanal L. % TL | 40 | 34.6 | 37.3 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | ovoid unpigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | no oil globule | |
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation all over the marginal fins, forming regular rows of small spots along the ventral fin rays. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | short and/or deep | dorsal | compressed | |
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | spherical or gut loop | |||
Gas bladder early | invisible | late | invisible | |
Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
There are a number of scattered melanophores concentrated along the ventral sides of the body. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of vertebrae | 38 | 32 | 35 | 65 |
Preanal number of vertebrae | 12 | 10 | 11 | 65 |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | 4 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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