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Main Ref: | Fahay, M. 1983 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 9 | 6 | ||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Mid-Atlantic Bight | |||
Yolk-sac | ovoid pigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | segmented | Oil globules | one oil globulecentralventralunpigmented |
Striking feature | ||||
Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
Striking feature | ||||
Shape of gut | ||||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | late | |||
Diagnostic characters: eyes unpigmented upon hatching; no body pigment; broad fin fold; body long and slender, with long straight gut; low number of branchiostegal rays (6); adipose fin present after transformation. Sequence of fin formation: dorsal and anal fins form distally in finfold; caudal fin begins to ossify at about 28 mm; pectoral and pelvic fins form late. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 67 | 64 | 68 | |
Preanal number of myomeres | 48 | 46 | 68 |
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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