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Main Ref: | Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli 1956 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 4.2 | |||
Preanal L. % TL | 61.3 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Northeastern Atlantic (Italy); Northwestern Pacific (Japan) | |||
Yolk-sac | elongated pigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | Oil globules | one oil globuleposteriorventralpigmented | ||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Primordial fin with many chromatophores. Melanophores on the trunk in correspondence with the myoseptes. 24 segments. |
Striking feature | teeth clearly visible | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | teeth clearly visible | |||
Shape of gut | elongated | |||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | several different spines | late | several different spines | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail completely covered with melanophores | |||
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) | |||
Jaws very elongated. Supraorbital and preopercular spines. One spine also present near the otocystic region. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 27 | 65 |
L 1st feeding | Ref. |
Months of presence of larvae
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max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | 5 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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