FishBase |
Main Ref: | Morrow, J.E. 1980 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 5.5 | |||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | ||||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | pigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Newly hatched young with a prominent yolk sac, an oval eye and a large head with a prominent pointed snoutand a small inferior mouth; unpigmented except for a number of large black stellate pigment cells on the yolk sac. By the time a young fish is 0.7 cm, the yolk sac has been absorbed and only a few large pigment cells are present on the right side of the stomach region (Ref. 27547). |
Striking feature | ||||
Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
Striking feature | ||||
Shape of gut | ||||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | late |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Water parameters Metric characters |
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