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| Main Ref: | Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli 1956 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | ||||
| Larval area | to be filled | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Rows on tail | dorsal row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | strikingly large covered with melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | strikingly large or elongated with melanophores | |||
| At 12.5 mm pectorals as long as head and longer than ventrals; their end reaches the middle of the space between the origin of the ventrals and the beginning of the anal. Ventrals originate at midbody level. | ||||
| 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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