| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Fujita, S. 1960 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 1.4 | 4971 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Northwest Pacific (Moji City, Kyushu, Japan (artificial insemination) | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | one oil globulepigmented | ||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Newly hatched larvae floating vertically near the surface with the yolk upwards. Myotomes: 8-9 + 17 = 25-26; vertebrae: 10 +14 = 24. Xantophores distributed on head, trunk, middle part of the tail forming cross bands, and on the surface of oil globule and yolk surface around the oil globule. | ||||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Striking shape lateral | short and/or deep | dorsal | compressed | |
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Shape of gut | triangular | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| 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 | ||
| Water parameters Metric characters |
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