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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) | 4.5 | 4 | 4.3 | |
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | to be filled | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| A ventral row of 5 spots of melanophores, one of which is on tail. Pigments on caudal primordial fin. 39-40 abdominal myomeres and 19-20 caudal ones. | ||||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Shape of gut | tube-like | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
| Four to five spots of melanophores along the peritoneum. A convex snout. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 60 | 58 | 59 | |
| Preanal number of myomeres | 40 | 39 | 39 |
| L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | 5 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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