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Larvae Information Summary for  Caesio caerulaurea
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Main Ref: Yokoyama, K., Y. Kamei, M. Toda, K. Hirano and Y. Iwatsuki 1995
Yolk-sac larvae
  max min mod Ref.
Length at birth (mm) 2.46 2.02 2.27 37498
Preanal L. % TL        
Place of development planktonic
Larval area aquarium
Yolk-sac ovoid   unpigmented Ref: 37498
Yolk unsegmented Oil globules one oil globuleanteriorcentralpigmented
Melanophores on head + trunk melanophores on head + trunk
Hatching occurs 23 hours after fertilization. Oil globule of just hatched larvae protruded distinctly beyond the anterior margin of the yolk. A character differentiating it from other lutjanid larvae where the oil globule only slightly protudes or only situated very near the anterior margin of the yolk (Ref. 37498). Another difference from lutjanid larvae is the presence of well-defined dendritic melanophores posterior to the auditory vesicle (Ref. 37498).
Post larvae
Striking feature  
Striking shape lateral   dorsal  
Striking feature  
Shape of gut spherical or gut loop
Gas bladder   early   late  
Spinal armature   early   late  
  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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