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Larvae Information Summary for  Notoscopelus caudispinosus
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Main Ref: Olivar, M.P., H.G. Moser and L.E. Beckley 1999
Yolk-sac larvae
  max min mod Ref.
Length at birth (mm)        
Preanal L. % TL        
Place of development planktonic
Larval area Southwestern Indian Ocean (Agulhas Current Region); Northwestern Pacific (Japan)
Yolk-sac       Ref:  
Yolk   Oil globules  
Rows on tail  
Other melanophores on tail  
Post larvae
Striking feature light organs
Striking shape lateral short and/or deep dorsal  
Striking feature light organs
Shape of gut triangular
Gas bladder   early pigmented late pigmented
Spinal armature   early no spines late no spines
Pigmentation early
Rows on tail no rows
Other melanophores on tail no other melanophores
Melanophores on head + trunk melanophores on head
Pigmentation late
Rows on tail no rows
Other melanophores on tail no other melanophores
Melanophores on head + trunk melanophores on head
Urostyle region   early unpigmented late unpigmented
Peritoneum with row of melanophores
Eyes round and large. Gut short. Br2 already visible in 4 mm larvae. Pigmentation: Pigmented dorsal surface of hte gas bladder useful for identification to genus; melanophores present on hindbrain and forebrain, and conspicuous pigmentation visible near otic region; no pigment present on jaw tips nor on tail; free terminal section of gut pigmented in flexion larvae but not in preflexion ones.
  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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