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Main Ref: | Russell, F.S. 1976 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 2.38 | |||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | pigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | one oil globule | |
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Small melanophores especially in the posterior region of the body and primordial fin. Anus is distinctly separated from the end of yolk-sac. |
Striking feature | other | |||
Striking shape lateral | short and/or deep | dorsal | compressed | |
Striking feature | other | |||
Shape of gut | spherical or gut loop | |||
Gas bladder early | invisible | late | invisible | |
Spinal armature early | otocystic spines only | late | otocystic spines only | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail completely covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail completely covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
Distinctive characteristic from Phrynorhombus norvegicus: at early and late postlarva, presence of one and two large otocystic spines on each side, respectively. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of vertebrae | 36 | 263 |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | 4.7 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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