| Main Ref: | Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli 1956 | |||
| min | max | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 1.8 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL | 47.7 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Mediterranean | |||
| Yolk-sac | spherical pigmented | Ref: | ||
| Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleposteriorcentralpigmented | |
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Shape of gut | triangular | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
| At 9 mm head stocky, snout slightly concave, mouth slit oblique, small teeth in both jaws. 2 incompletely divided dorsal fins; the 1st behind origin of pectorals; the 2nd one and the dorsal one extend to tail stump and are separated by caudal. | ||||
| min | max | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 50 | |||
| Preanal number of myomeres | 15 |
| L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | 2.3 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Water parameters Metric characters |