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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) | ||||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | North Atlantic and Mediterranean | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | no melanophores on head or trunk | |||
Striking feature | teeth clearly visible | |||
Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | compressed | |
Striking feature | teeth clearly visible | |||
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 | no melanophores on head or 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 | without melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal | |||
Olive leaf form. Body relatively high, snout pointed. Eye pigmented, with silvery iris. Myomeres number: 112-117 and preanal: 67-76. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of vertebrae | 119 | 110 | 114 | 262 |
Preanal number of myomeres | 76 | 67 |
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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