| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Morrow, J.E. 1980 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 5.5 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | ||||
| Larval area | to be filled | |||
| Yolk-sac | pigmented | Ref: | ||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Newly hatched young with a prominent yolk sac, an oval eye and a large head with a prominent pointed snoutand a small inferior mouth; unpigmented except for a number of large black stellate pigment cells on the yolk sac. By the time a young fish is 0.7 cm, the yolk sac has been absorbed and only a few large pigment cells are present on the right side of the stomach region (Ref. 27547). | ||||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Shape of gut | ||||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| 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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