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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) | 2.5 | |||
Preanal L. % TL | 48.5 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | spherical | Ref: | ||
Yolk | Oil globules | one oil globule | ||
Rows on tail | ||||
Other melanophores on tail | ||||
Striking feature | ||||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | ||||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Spinal armature early | late | |||
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | no melanophores on head or trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
Operculum with 1 long,thin spine in the upper part and preoperculum with 3 shorter thin spines. 1 supraorbital crest weakly marked. Fresh or newly fixed specimens are more or less red coloured. To a length of 5 mm 1-5 dorsal melanophores on the tail. |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Water parameters Metric characters |
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