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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) | 2.8 | 95 | ||
Preanal L. % TL | 35 | 95 |
Place of development | in close association with substrate | |||
Larval area | Mediterranean | |||
Yolk-sac | ovoid pigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | segmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleposteriorventralpigmented | |
Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Two or three large postanal dorsal melanophores and sometimes 1 or 2 medio-lateral branched melanophores. One melanophore on anterior end of eye and 1 on crown of head. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | none | |||
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 | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
Meristic characters are fairly constant: D 14/11; A 2/11; C 19 (spines not counted); P 18-20; V 1/5. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of vertebrae | 26 |
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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