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| Main Ref: | Jeyaseelan, M.J.P. 1998 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Asia (Japan) | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Shape of gut | tube-like | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Leptocephalus stage: ribbon-like transparent body with a forked tail. Postanal myomeres are considerably larger in number than in other leptocephalids in Elopiformes (up to 17). Air bladder is found below the 29th myomere and the ventral fin below the 30th myomere. | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Similar species 1 | 5512Elopsmachnata |
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| Similar species 2 | Albulavulpes |
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