| Main Ref: | Fahay, M. 1983 | |||
| min | max | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL | 80 | 88 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Mid-Atlantic Bight; Northwestern Pacific (Japan) | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head | |||
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Shape of gut | tube-like | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
| Peritoneum | without melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) without melanophores | |||
| Elongate body with long gut; adipose fin present; snout short, upturned, becomes sharply pointed; eyes oval, on short stalks with underlying choroid tissue. Pigmentation: none (except eyes) until metamorphosis. Sequence of fin formation: caudal (7.6-14.0 mm SL); dorsal (9.1-13.1 mm SL); anal (14.8-18.0 mm SL); pelvic (16.0-20.0 mm SL); pectoral (20.0 mm SL metamorphic - 18.0 mm SL juvenile). | ||||
| min | max | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 45 | 48 | 68 |
| L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae < >Ref. | ||||
| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
| Water parameters Metric characters |