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Main Ref: | Russell, F.S. 1976 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 2.9 | 2.26 | 2.58 | |
Preanal L. % TL | 37.3 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | elongated pigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleposteriorventralpigmented | |
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
There is a patch of yellow and black pigment on the primordial fin just above the pectoral fin. No pigment at the posterior end of the tail. |
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 head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal | |||
Pelvics | with elongated fin rays with melanophores | |||
The pelvic fins each has 6 rays and the membrane between them is heavily pigmented with black cells which extends halfway along the body down behind the anus. There are melanophores on the head and on the jaw. |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | 2.98 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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