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Main Ref: | Russell, F.S. 1976 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 5 | 4 | ||
Preanal L. % TL | 25.7 | 32.2 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | elongated unpigmented | Ref: | 37 | |
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleposteriorventralunpigmented | |
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | more than two dorso-ventral clusters or bands | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Melanophores on the head and peritoneum. The rectum does not reach the margin of the primordial fin. |
Striking feature | other | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | other | |||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
Gas bladder early | invisible | late | invisible | |
Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | two dorso-ventral clusters or bands | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | two dorso-ventral clusters or bands | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
Pelvics | fin rays only with melanophores | |||
Two dorso-ventral bars of melanophores on the tail. The urostyle region clearly pigmented. 3 pelvic fin rays startto develop at 6.8 mm, the fourth at 12.5mm and the fifth at 21 mm length. |
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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