| SeaLifeBase |
| Main Ref: | Munro, J.L. 1993 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Unspecified | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Fertilized eggs develop into swimming trochophores within 12 hrs, and into shelled veligers within 36 hrs. Larval stage live for 5 to 15 days maximum, depending on its lipid reserves of the egg, feeding availability and temperature. At the end of the larval stage, it develops a foot (pediveliger) where it then settles onto the substratum. | ||||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Shape of gut | ||||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
| Water parameters Metric characters |
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