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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 | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Southeastern Atlantic (Benguela Current Region); Northwestern Pacific (Japan) | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Pigmentation: 5 postanal melanophores ventrally. | ||||
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Shape of gut | tube-like | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
| Peritoneum | without melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) without melanophores | |||
| Pigmentation: 7-8 postanal melanophores ventrally. From about 6 mm, a row of melanophores is visible on the ventrolateral side of the anterior portion of the body. From 8.6 mm, there are two dorsal rows, one with 4 dorsal melanophores on the caudal region and the other with 5 melanophores beneath the origin of the dorsal fin. No pigmentation at the base of the caudal fin. | ||||
| L 1st feeding | Ref. |
Months of presence of larvae
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| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
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