Main Ref. | Watson, W., 1996 |
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Place of Development | on the bottom (demersal) |
Shape of Egg | ovoid |
Attributes | with filaments, sticky |
Color of Eggs | |
Color of Oil Globule | |
Additional Characters | Egg diameter: 1.4-1.7 x 1.5-1.8 mm (Ref. 36497). Eggs are attached to spawning substrate and to one another via adhesive filaments (Ref. 36497). Yolk is yellowish to amber; melanophores develop on dorsal surface and gut of embryo beginning about 4 days after fertilization (Ref. 36497). Shell has 5-13 long filaments, each attached at one end, or 40-78 filaments attached at both ends, scattered over surface (Ref. 36497). |
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