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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) | 2.7 | |||
Preanal L. % TL | 45.5 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Mediterranean | |||
Yolk-sac | ovoid unpigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleposteriorcentralpigmented | |
Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
A double series of melanophores, 1 per segment, runs along the dorsal profile of the body from the head over 2/3 of the trunk. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Spinal armature early | late | |||
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
1 or 2 chromatophores on dorsal profile of body, depending on the length of the larva. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 24 | 264 | ||
Preanal number of myomeres | 10 | 6 | 8 | 264 |
L 1st feeding | Ref. |
Months of presence of larvae
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max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | 3.2 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Water parameters Metric characters |
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