| Diagnostic characters: low, smooth supraocular ridge from early stage, finely serrate from late flexion stage; 1 subopercular and 1 supracleithral spine by late flexion stage; supracleithral ridge strongly serrate by postflexion stage; pigment on most of head by postflexion stage, little pigment on trunk and tail; 4-5 large, widely spaced melanophores along dorsal midline of trunk and tail; anteriormost on nape becomes internal by late preflexion stage; 3-4 large, widely spaced melanophores along ventral midline of tail.
Sequence of fin formation: caudal (3.9-7.6 mm); dorsal (3.9-9.8 mm); anal (3.9-10.4 mm); pectoral (5.9-9.8 mm); pelvic (6.4-9.8 mm).
Larvae settle on the bottom at 12.2-15.0 mm BL. |