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Main Ref: | Russell, F.S. 1976 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | |
Preanal L. % TL | 57 | 56 | 56.5 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | ovoid unpigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | segmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleanteriorcentralpigmented | |
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
Anterior edge of yolk-sac slightly beyond the anterior point of head. Anus well behind the yolk-sac. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Spinal armature early | opercular spines only | late | opercular spines only | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + lateral + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + lateral + 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 | normal | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
In larvae 4 mm long: 4-5 opercular spines on the outer row and about 5 on the inner row, becoming more in the later postlarvae. Numerous melanophores on lower jaw, along abdomen and on head and upper surface of stomach. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of vertebrae | 24 | 65 |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | 3.24 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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