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Larvae Information Summary for  Stomias boa boa
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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
Yolk-sac larvae
  max min mod Ref.
Length at birth (mm)        
Preanal L. % TL        
Place of development planktonic
Larval area Eastern Atlantic
Yolk-sac       Ref:  
Yolk   Oil globules  
Rows on tail  
Other melanophores on tail  
Post larvae
Striking feature duck-billed shape of head
Striking shape lateral eel-like dorsal compressed
Striking feature duck-billed shape of head
Shape of gut tube-like
Gas bladder   early   late  
Spinal armature   early no spines late no spines
Pigmentation early
Rows on tail dorsal + ventral row
Other melanophores on tail tail with single melanophore
Melanophores on head + trunk melanophores on head + trunk
Pigmentation late
Rows on tail dorsal + ventral row
Other melanophores on tail tail with single melanophore
Melanophores on head + trunk melanophores on head + trunk
Urostyle region   early pigmented late pigmented
Peritoneum covered with melanophores
Pectorals other  
Pelvics normal (i.e. small or absent)  
Elliptical eyes. Caudal fin fold in form of spatula. Pectorals very small and pedunculate. Chromatophores on the terminal portion of intestine. Gut not trailing. Pigmentation: Melanophores on dorsal myomere absent in transforming larvae.
Meristic characters
  max min mod Ref.
Total number of myomeres     78  
  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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