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Larvae Information Summary for
Lobotes surinamensis
| Main Ref: | Watson, W. 1996 | |||
Yolk-sac larvae
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL | 70 | 60 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Northeastern Pacific (California Current Region); Northwestern Pacific (Japan) | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
Post larvae
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Striking shape lateral | other | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Shape of gut | triangular | |||
| Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Spinal armature early | opercular spines only | late | ||
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| 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 | |
| Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal with rows of melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | strikingly large or elongated with melanophores | |||
| Prominent serrated supraoccipital crest; large preopercular spines; early forming, large, heavily pigmented pelvic fin; myomeres 11-13+11-13=24 (usually 12+12); preanal length about 60-70% BL; heavily pigmented in postflexion stage. Pigmentation: Preflexion-postflexion: Under hindbrain; encircling hindbrain anteriorly and pair over forebrain by about 2.9 mm; on preopercular margin at about 3.0 mm; on tips of jaws at about 4.9 mm; increasing on head, completely covering it by about 5.9 mm; on nape, increasing on head, completely covering it by about 5.9 mm; on nape, increasing and spreading caudad; laterally on myosepta between myomeres 8-17 beginning at about 4.0 mm, spreading to cover all but caudal peduncle by about 5.9 mm; dorsally on gas bladder and gut; along ventral margin of isthmus and gut; on pectoral fin base by 4.0 mm; heavy on pelvic fin after 4.0 mm; on spinous dorsal and anal fins between 5.0-5.9 mm, on soft rays between 5.9-6.9 mm; few along ventral margin of tail. Transformation: Heavily pigmented except little or none on end of caudal peduncle and on caudal fin rays, pectoral fin rays, distal 25-50% of dorsal and anal fin rays; barred pattern forms. Sequence of fin development: pelvic, principal caudal fin rays, dorsal and anal, pectoral, procurrent caudal fin rays. | ||||
Meristic characters
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 24 | 41565 |
| L 1st feeding | Ref. |
Months of presence of larvae
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| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
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