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Main Ref: | Russell, F.S. 1976 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 4.3 | |||
Preanal L. % TL | 44 | 42 | 43 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Northwestern Pacific (Japan) | |||
Yolk-sac | ovoid pigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleposteriorcentralpigmented | |
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pelvic fin apparent. A patch of melanophores in the margin of the dorsal fin membrane near the end of body and one in postventral region. |
Striking feature | other | |||
Striking shape lateral | rhomboid | dorsal | other | |
Striking feature | other | |||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
Gas bladder early | invisible | late | invisible | |
Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail completely covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail completely covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
Pelvics | strikingly large or elongated with melanophores | |||
The pelvic fin has 6 rays and extends almost to the middle of the anal fin. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 34 | 65 | ||
Preanal number of myomeres | 16 | 65 |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | 3.76 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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