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Larvae Information Summary for  Ceratoscopelus maderensis
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Main Ref: Barnabé, G. and F. René 1973
Yolk-sac larvae
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Length at birth (mm)        
Preanal L. % TL        
Place of development planktonic
Larval area to be filled
Yolk-sac       Ref:  
Yolk   Oil globules  
Rows on tail  
Other melanophores on tail  
Post larvae
Striking feature light organs
Striking shape lateral normal (not striking) dorsal normal (not striking)
Striking feature light organs
Shape of gut elongated
Gas bladder   early pigmented late pigmented
Spinal armature   early no spines late no spines
Pigmentation early
Rows on tail ventral row
Other melanophores on tail tail with single melanophore
Melanophores on head + trunk melanophores on trunk
Pigmentation late
Rows on tail ventral row
Other melanophores on tail tail with single melanophore
Melanophores on head + trunk melanophores on trunk
Urostyle region   early unpigmented late unpigmented
Peritoneum without melanophores
Pectorals normal  
Pelvics normal (i.e. small or absent)  
Elongated body; the anus opens posterior to the mid-length of the body. There are 3-4 melanophores on the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the caudal peduncle.
Meristic characters
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Total number of myomeres 34 32 33 65
Preanal number of myomeres   11    
  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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