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Main Ref: | Russell, F.S. 1976 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | ||||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules | one oil globule | ||
Rows on tail | ||||
Other melanophores on tail | ||||
Striking feature | some dorsal fin rays very elongated | |||
Striking shape lateral | short and/or deep | dorsal | compressed | |
Striking feature | some dorsal fin rays very elongated | |||
Shape of gut | spherical or gut loop | |||
Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Spinal armature early | several different spines | late | several different spines | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
Peritoneum | without melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
Spined plates along the ventral margin of the abdomen. The caudal band of melanophores is located between 21st - 25th postanal segments. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of vertebrae | 44 | 65 | ||
Preanal number of vertebrae | 10 | 65 |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | 6.5 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Water parameters Metric characters |
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