Main Ref: | Barnabé, G. and F. René 1973 |
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 | short and/or deep | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | light organs | |||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | ||
Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
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 | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
Pectorals | normal with few scattered melanophores | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
A blunt snout. Pigmentation weakly defined, individual pigment cells scattered over the entire body. At 7.5mm: D 11; A 13; P 11, myomeres 31, the adipose has become bigger. |
min | max | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 31 | 32 | 31 |
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 |