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Larvae Information Summary for  Sillago sihama
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Main Ref: Jeyaseelan, M.J.P. 1998
Yolk-sac larvae
  max min mod Ref.
Length at birth (mm)        
Preanal L. % TL        
Place of development planktonic
Larval area Northwestern Pacific (Japan); India
Yolk-sac       Ref:  
Yolk   Oil globules  
Rows on tail  
Other melanophores on tail  
Post larvae
Striking feature none
Striking shape lateral normal (not striking) dorsal  
Striking feature none
Shape of gut triangular
Gas bladder   early   late  
Spinal armature   early   late  
Pigmentation early
Rows on tail no rows
Other melanophores on tail two dorso-ventral clusters or bands
Melanophores on head + trunk melanophores on trunk
Rows on tail dorsal + ventral row
Other melanophores on tail more than two dorso-ventral clusters or bands
Melanophores on head + trunk melanophores on trunk
Pectorals normal  
Pelvics normal (i.e. small or absent)  
At 6.5 mm, spinous dorsal fin not yete developed. Thick finfold is visible between the posterior part of the head and the enterior part of the second dorsal fin. Second dorsal fin rays 20. Anal fin rays 21. Caudal fin rays 18. At 20 mm, preanal myomeres 14, postanal myomere 20. Pigmentation: Pigmented spots (each one below each ray) line the base of the anal fin. At 8-13 mm, 2 pigmented spots are present at the anterior portion of the caudal peduncle, between the posterior ends of the dorsal and anal fins. In some larvae, two rows of chromatophores (one along the mid-dorsal line behind the dorsal fin and the other mid-ventrally behind the anal fin) are present, though this information requires verification.
  L 1st feeding Ref. Months of presence of larvae    Ref. 
max     Jan Feb Mar Apr
min   May Jun Jul Aug
mod     Sep Oct Nov Dec
Water parameters     Metric characters
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