| FishBase |
| 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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