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): Flexion Length (in mm SL): Length at Transformation (in mm SL): Fin Development Sequence: Caudal, dorsal, and anal 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:
Preflexion:
Flexion:
Postflexion: crown, nape, dorsal finfold, anal finfold, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral,
Juvenile:
Pigment Diagnostics:
Diagnostic Characters: Morphology: moderately deep body, large mouth, large finfold, elongate sloping snout, eyes small, no trailing gut; pigment pattern, origin of dorsal fin slightly before that of anal fin, 13-15 myomeres between pelvic and anal fins
