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| Main Ref: | Olivar, M.P., H.G. Moser and L.E. Beckley 1999 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Agulhas Current Region | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Shape of gut | triangular | |||
| Gas bladder early | visible | late | visible | |
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | no melanophores on head or trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | no melanophores on head or trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | other | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
| Superior rays of the pectoral fins are elongated. Small round eyes, with no choroid tissue in smaller larvae. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of vertebrae | 34 | 262 |
| 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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