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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) | 5 | 69 | ||
Preanal L. % TL | 75 | 65 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | ovoid | Ref: | 69 | |
Yolk | segmented | Oil globules | one oil globulecentralventral | |
Rows on tail | ||||
Other melanophores on tail | ||||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Dorso-lateral row of melanophores. Black pigmentation on the posterior extremities of the premordial fin. Oil drop of a coral red color. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | tube-like | |||
Gas bladder early | invisible | late | invisible | |
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 | 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) with melanophores | |||
seven abdominal marks at equal distances. One more mark runs obliquely from the tip of the snout back and down, on the lateral part of the head to reach the operculum after an interruption corresponding to the region of the eye. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 51 | |||
Preanal number of myomeres | 35 |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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