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| Main Ref: | Fahay, M. 1983 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 2.7 | 1.8 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Mid-Atlantic Bight; Delaware Bay (USA) | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Yolk tapers posteriorly. Incipient rays in caudal at 3.7 mm (Ref. 39467). | ||||
| Striking feature | lower jaw strongly projecting | |||
| Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | lower jaw strongly projecting | |||
| Shape of gut | tube-like | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
| Body long and slender, with vent under dorsal fin; mouth large, terminal, extends to middle of eye, becomes subterminal; gut with muscle-band striations posteriorly; little pigment; overlapping dorsal and anal fins. At 12 mm, dorsal (15-16), anal (23-31). Posterior region of gut convoluted at 5.0 mm; Body depth increasing with increase in length - 12 times in body at 16 mm, 9 times at 20 mm. At about 20.0 mm (juvenile stage), chromatophores from origin of anal fin to the base, ventrally between operculum and ventral fins (Ref. 40860). Sequence of fin formation: caudal, dorsal, and anal; pectoral; pelvic. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 44 | 38 | 68 |
| L 1st feeding | Ref. |
Months of presence of larvae
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| max | 5 | 40860 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| min | 4.5 | 40860 | May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
| mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
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