Main Ref: | Bainbridge, V. 1961 |
min | max | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 1.97 | 5305 | ||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | ovoid | Ref: | 5305 | |
Yolk | segmented | Oil globules | more than one oil globule | |
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
Caudal region with patches of pigment ventrally. Eyes pigmented. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | ||||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | late | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
min | max | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 40 | 5305 | ||
Preanal number of myomeres | 36 | 5305 |
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 |