Egg Characteristics of Hypomesus olidus
 
Main Ref. Morrow, J.E., 1980
Place of Development
Shape of Egg
Attributes , sticky
Color of Eggs
Color of Oil Globule
Additional Characters Egg diameter about 0.075 cm at fertilization but quickly swell to about .095 on contact with water. They adhere to whatever they touch. Eggs form a short pedicle from the inverted outer coat. About two days after fertilization, the egg breaks off the pedicle and thereafter develops pelagically (Ref. 28875).
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