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| Main Ref: | Johannes, R.E. 1980 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 1.7 | 240 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Northwestern Pacific (Japan) | |||
| Yolk-sac | spherical | Ref: | ||
| Yolk | Oil globules | one oil globuleposteriordorsal | ||
| Larvae have an immense spherical yolk-sac that contains an oil droplet at its most posterior point. The heart doesn't begin beating until five hours after hatching. Yolk is completely absorbed within one to two days of hatching (Ref. 240). | ||||
| Striking feature | some dorsal fin rays very elongated | |||
| Striking shape lateral | rhomboid | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | some dorsal fin rays very elongated | |||
| Shape of gut | ||||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Pectorals | normal | |||
| Pelvics | with elongated fin rays | |||
| On the 2nd day after hatching, eye pigments, vertical fin folds, and pelvic fin rudiments (anlagen) have begun to develop. After 3 days, the jaws are developed. After 4 days, the gut developed. Feeding may occur at this point (Ref. 240). | ||||
| L 1st feeding | Ref. |
Months of presence of larvae
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| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
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