| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Sparta, A. 1939 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 3.7 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL | 66.6 |
| Place of development | in mouth (mouthbrooders) | |||
| Larval area | to be filled | |||
| Yolk-sac | ovoid pigmented | Ref: | ||
| Yolk | segmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleposteriorventralunpigmented | |
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Black chromatophores on the margin of the dorsal and ventral primordial fin. A ventral preanal rowof melanophores. | ||||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | several different spines | ||
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
| Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) with melanophores | |||
| At 8 mm the urostyle has turned up. The intestine is covered with melanophores. Many melanophores on the jaws. | ||||
| L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | 4.2 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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