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Main Ref: | Demir, N. 1986 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 2.32 | 1.88 | 2.1 | |
Preanal L. % TL | 40.4 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | ovoid unpigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleposteriorcentralpigmented | |
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
There are stellate melanophores on head, peritoneum and near the anus. Two aggregations of melanophores on the postanal part of body appears. Swimbladder is present. |
Striking feature | other | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | other | |||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
Gas bladder early | invisible | late | invisible | |
Spinal armature early | otocystic spines only | late | otocystic spines only | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + lateral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal | |||
Pelvics | strikingly large or elongated striking black | |||
Pelvic fins considerably longer and with longer pigmented parts in C. mustela than in C. septrionalis at comparable sizes. In larvae of 6.5-7 mm, a lateral melanophoresline starts to develop. |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | 2.8 | 41 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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