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Larvae Information Summary for
Elops saurus
| Main Ref: | Fahay, M. 1983 | |||
Yolk-sac larvae
| 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 | ||||
Post larvae
| 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. | ||||
Meristic characters
| 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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