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Main Ref: | Russell, F.S. 1976 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 4.05 | 3.61 | 3.83 | |
Preanal L. % TL | 58.8 | 51 | 54.5 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Mediterranean | |||
Yolk-sac | elongated pigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleposteriorventralpigmented | |
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Anus situated some distance behind the yolk sac. A row of ventral melanophores on the upper side of the alimentary canal. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | tube-like | |||
Gas bladder early | invisible | late | invisible | |
Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + lateral + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
Continous line of melanophores stretching from the snout to the base of the caudal fin. Dorsal and lateral row of melanophores only in the posterior part of the tail. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of vertebrae | 25 | 263 |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | 6 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | |
min | 5 | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | |
mod | 5.5 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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