Main Ref: | Olivar, M.P., H.G. Moser and L.E. Beckley 1999 |
min | max | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | ||||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Agulhas Current Region | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Rows on tail | ||||
Other melanophores on tail |
Striking feature | light organs | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | ||
Striking feature | light organs | |||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | late | |||
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
Snout pointed and head relatively large and deep; eyes very narrow and have a prominent mass of choroid tissue. Br2 is already present at 4.5 mm; Vn appear at about 5.9 mm. No other photophores were present in the 7.2 mm larva. Pigmentation: No pigmentation present on tail; a single stellate melanophore present ventrally on base of the pectoral fin, and another one dorsally on inner side of the fin; another group of melanophores present on opercular margin. |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae < >Ref. | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Water parameters Metric characters |