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Main Ref: | Karrer, C. 1984 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 3.7 | 57236 | ||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Mediterranean | |||
Yolk-sac | ovoid unpigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleposteriorcentralpigmented | |
Rows on tail | dorsal row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
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 | two dorso-ventral clusters or bands | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) without melanophores | |||
At 10 mm operculum under the eye with two crests; the inner with 3 or 4 low teeth; the outer with 6 teeth, the fourth of which is the longest. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 24 | 217 | ||
Preanal number of myomeres | 10 | 6 | 8 | 217 |
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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