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Main Ref: | Jeyaseelan, M.J.P. 1998 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | ||||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | ||||
Larval area | Asia | |||
Yolk-sac | spherical | Ref: | ||
Yolk | segmented | Oil globules | more than one oil globulecentralventral | |
Rows on tail | ||||
Other melanophores on tail | ||||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
Pigmentation: Based on a 3 mm specimen, the dorsal finfold has black pigment. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | elongated | |||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal other | |||
At 9 mm, dorsal fin has 8 rays; anal fin has about 15 rays. Pigmentation: 12 black pigment spots on each side of the larva; one black spot in front of the opercular opening, 2 on the posterior side of the pectoral fin, 6 in the foregut region, and 2 in the midgut and one above the anus. |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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