EGG INFORMATION
Egg Diameter (min-max in mm): Number of Oil Globules (min-max): 1
Oil Globule Diameter (min-max in mm): 0.2
Yolk: Chorion: Egg/Embryo Pigment: Pigment Diagnostics: Diagnostic Characters:
LARVAE INFORMATION
Hatch Size (min-max in mm SL): 1.8 - 2.0
Preanal Length (%SL): 55, with development decreasing to 44
Flexion Length (in mm SL): 5 - 7
Length at Transformation (in mm SL): ~20
Fin Development Sequence: Larval Pigment Regions: In each developmental larval stage, pigment is present in the regions listed below
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pigment regions)
Yolk-sac: yolk, mouth, cheek, dorsal gut, ventral gut, dorsal finfold, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Preflexion: mouth, crown, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Flexion: mouth, crown, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Postflexion: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, dorsal finfold, anal finfold, caudal finfold, pectoral fin, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Juvenile: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, dorsal finfold, anal finfold, caudal finfold, pectoral fin, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Pigment Diagnostics: Median ventral series of melanophores from isthmus to anus; large melanophores on head and anterior half of body, becoming uniformly pigmented on anterior 3/4 of body, later over whole body
Diagnostic Characters: Pigment, increase in relative body depth during ontogeny, absence of pelvic fins
