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Main Ref: | Houde, E.D. 1984 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 1.5 | 46075 | ||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Western Atlantic | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Rows on tail | ||||
Other melanophores on tail |
Striking feature | some dorsal fin rays very elongated | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | ||
Striking feature | some dorsal fin rays very elongated | |||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
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 | |||
Rows on tail | lateral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal melanophores at fin base | |||
Pelvics | with elongated fin rays | |||
Occipital ray appears at 6.0-7.0 mm SL. Pigmentation: At < or = 3 mm SL: Melanophores at angle of jaw. A few small melanophores on ventral surface of visceral mass. At 5-10 mm SL: Melanophore at angle of jaw. A large melanophore often present over forebrain. Internal pigment visible near otoliths and just anterior to insertion of pectoral fins. Internal pigment sometimes visible along developing vertebral column. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 48 | 45 | 46075 |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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