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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) | 2.5 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL | 48.5 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | to be filled | |||
| Yolk-sac | spherical | Ref: | ||
| Yolk | Oil globules | one oil globule | ||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
| Striking feature | ||||
| Shape of gut | triangular | |||
| Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | no melanophores on head or trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
| Operculum with 1 long,thin spine in the upper part and preoperculum with 3 shorter thin spines. 1 supraorbital crest weakly marked. Fresh or newly fixed specimens are more or less red coloured. To a length of 5 mm 1-5 dorsal melanophores on the tail. | ||||
| 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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