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Main Ref: | Russell, F.S. 1976 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 78 |
Preanal L. % TL | 57.6 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Mediterranean | |||
Yolk-sac | elongated unpigmented | Ref: | 41 | |
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleanteriorcentralpigmented | |
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | no melanophores on head or trunk | |||
Anterior part of yolk sac protruding, oil globule in front of the head. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
Gas bladder early | invisible | late | invisible | |
Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
One dorso-ventral cluster of melanophores in the posterior half of the tail. Another dorso-ventral cluster above the anus. Body typically slender reminding of the adult; tail fin convex. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 25 | 266 |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | 4 | 67 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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