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Main Ref: | Olivar, M.P., H.G. Moser and L.E. Beckley 1999 |
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 |
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
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max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Water parameters Metric characters |
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