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| Main Ref: | Olivar, M.P. and J.M. Fortuño 1991 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | ||||
| Larval area | North Atlantic | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Striking feature | stalked eyes | |||
| Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | stalked eyes | |||
| Shape of gut | tube-like | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) without melanophores | |||
| Body is elongate, as is the head (head depth is 18-20% SL). Stalked eyes. Stalks decrease in size as larvae grows. Pigmentation: Three to five large, stellate melanophores are present on the lateral surface of the body, and there are several small melanophores on the caudal tip along with four to six melanophores on the lateral surface of the gut. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 47 | 40496 |
| 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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