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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) | 3 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL | 51.3 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Mediterranean | |||
| Yolk-sac | ovoid pigmented | Ref: | ||
| Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | no oil globule | |
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Three or four dorsal postanal melanophores. | ||||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | ||
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
| Many melanophores on the postanal ventral primordial fin. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
| Preanal number of myomeres | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| L 1st feeding | Ref. |
Months of presence of larvae
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| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | 3.5 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Water parameters Metric characters |
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