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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 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 2.8 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL | 42.9 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | to be filled | |||
| Yolk-sac | spherical pigmented | Ref: | ||
| Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | no oil globule | |
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head | |||
| Eight preanal myomeres. Eye pigmented. | ||||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Shape of gut | triangular | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | several different spines | late | several different spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
| Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | strikingly large other | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
| A very strong cephalic spinal armature. Pectoral fins with 18 rays and marginal rows of melanophores. At 6 mm: dorsal, ventral and lateral row of chromatophores. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 24 |
| L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | 2.96 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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