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Main Ref: | Ehrenbaum, E. 1905 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 14 | 13 | 13.5 | |
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | attached to parental body | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Rows on tail | ||||
Other melanophores on tail | ||||
Striking feature | tube-like snout | |||
Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | ||
Striking feature | tube-like snout | |||
Shape of gut | elongated | |||
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 | more than two dorso-ventral clusters or bands | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | more than two dorso-ventral clusters or bands | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
The hatched larva is already a joung fish with all the unpaired fins well developed. |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | 14 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | |
min | 13 | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | |
mod | 13.5 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Water parameters Metric characters |
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