| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli 1956 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | to be filled | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | no oil globule | ||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Shape of gut | tube-like | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Pectorals | other | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
| A slender, elongate and cylindrical body. Head large, depressed, snout very short, mouth very large. Pectorals quite large, roundish, without rays. Dorsal and anal fins opposite each other. Dorsal reaching to some extend beyond the anus. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of vertebrae | 70 | 65 | 68 | 262 |
| L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | 9.5 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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