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Main Ref: | Russell, F.S. 1976 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 3.27 | 3 | 3.13 | |
Preanal L. % TL | 45.6 | 41.6 | 42.9 | 69 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean | |||
Yolk-sac | elongated pigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | more than one oil globuleventralpigmented | |
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Larva, which has almost absorbed the yolk, has two bars of melanophores on the body and melanophores on snout, head and peritoneum. |
Striking feature | other | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | other | |||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
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 | strikingly large or elongated striking black | |||
One or two ventral melanophores near the tail. At a length of 5 mm, the dorsal fin begins to form. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of vertebrae | 35 | 263 | ||
Preanal number of vertebrae | 10 | 263 |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | 3.5 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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