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Main Ref: | Russell, F.S. 1976 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 2 | |||
Preanal L. % TL | 37.3 | 33.9 | 36.4 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | pigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleposteriorventralpigmented | |
Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Some melanophores on the head and 1 row of them on the rectum. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Spinal armature early | opercular spines only | late | opercular spines only | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | unpigmented | |
Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
Small preopercular spines at 5.0 mm. Melanophore at lower jaw angle, in shoulder region, and medio-lateral postanal and ventro-lateral ones. In larvae: internal row of pigments on each side of notochord. Spot at cleithrum. |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | 4 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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