| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Castle, P.H.J. 1984 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Western Atlantic | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Shape of gut | ||||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pigmentation: Presence of an oblique row (or streak) of compacts spots below midlateral level on all or most myosepta; several deep postanal pigment clusters below vertebral column (sometimes preanal also; maybe associated with myomere pigment); scattered spots along gut, usually prominent groups above upward loops, below downward loop; spots along upper jaw near bases of teeth and often on lower jaw; on postorbital region, pectoral base or esophagus; pigments present on bases of anal rays and dorsal rays, and on body wall below dorsal base, or before it. | ||||
| 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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