| Main Ref: | Karrer, C. 1984 | |||
| min | max | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 2.5 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL | 46 | 52 | 49 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | to be filled | |||
| Yolk-sac | ovoid unpigmented | Ref: | ||
| Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleposteriorcentralpigmented | |
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | no melanophores on head or trunk | |||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Shape of gut | triangular | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | opercular spines only | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | no melanophores on head or trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
| One, two, three or four dorsal postanal melanophores, which change their position. One or two ventral postanal melanophores. | ||||
| min | max | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of vertebrae | 22 | 24 | 23 | 252 |
| Preanal number of vertebrae | 9 | 10 | 10 | 252 |
| L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | 3.8 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Water parameters Metric characters |