Larvae Summary

Larvae Information Summary for Lepidotrigla cavillone

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Main Ref:

Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli 1956

Yolk-sac larvae

	max	min	mod	Ref.
Length at birth (mm)
Preanal L. % TL

Place of development	planktonic
Larval area	to be filled
Yolk-sac	ovoid pigmented	Ref:
Yolk	unsegmented	Oil globules	one oil globuleposteriorventralpigmented
Rows on tail	ventral row
Other melanophores on tail	tail partly covered with melanophores
Melanophores on head + trunk	melanophores on head + trunk

Post larvae

Striking feature	duck-billed shape of head
Striking shape lateral	normal (not striking)	dorsal	normal (not striking)
Striking feature	duck-billed shape of head
Shape of gut	triangular
Gas bladder early		late
Spinal armature early	no spines	late	no spines
Pigmentation early
Rows on tail	ventral row
Other melanophores on tail	one dorso-ventral cluster or band
Melanophores on head + trunk	melanophores on trunk
Pigmentation late
Rows on tail	no rows
Other melanophores on tail	tail with single melanophore
Melanophores on head + trunk	melanophores on trunk
Urostyle region early	unpigmented	late	unpigmented
Peritoneum	covered with melanophores
Pectorals	strikingly large without melanophores
Pelvics	normal (i.e. small or absent)
Asymmetrical pectoral fins with 14 rays at 7mm. Caudal fin asymmetrical; ventral fins still rudiment. At 10mm 1st dorsal fin 9(10) rays; 2nd D 15. Distinguishing characters: Anal and dorsal fins with 15 rays and not with 16 as in Triglidae.

Meristic characters

	max	min	mod	Ref.
Total number of vertebrae	32	30	31	263

	L 1st feeding	Ref.	Months of presence of larvae
max			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
min			May	Jun	Jul	Aug
mod			Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Water parameters Metric characters

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