EGG INFORMATION
Egg Diameter (min-max in mm): Number of Oil Globules (min-max): Oil Globule Diameter (min-max in mm): Yolk: Chorion: Egg/Embryo Pigment: Pigment Diagnostics: Diagnostic Characters:
LARVAE INFORMATION
Hatch Size (min-max in mm SL): Preanal Length (%SL): >75
Flexion Length (in mm SL): Length at Transformation (in mm SL): Less than or equal to 25
Fin Development Sequence: Dorsal, anal, and caudal before pectorals and pelvics
Larval Pigment Regions: In each developmental larval stage, pigment is present in the regions listed below
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pigment regions)
Yolk-sac: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, dorsal finfold, anal finfold, caudal finfold, pectoral fin, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral,
Preflexion: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, lateral gut, dorsal, ventral, caudal,
Flexion: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, dorsal finfold, anal finfold, dorsal, ventral, caudal,
Postflexion: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, dorsal finfold, anal finfold, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Juvenile:
Pigment Diagnostics: No mediolateral pigment, large pigmented median finfolds
Diagnostic Characters: Deep bodied, large head and jaws, gut large (highly developed trailing s-shaped terminus), no mediolateral pigment, large pigmented median finfolds, origin of dorsal and anal fin opposite each other
