External Morphological Development of Post-larvae and Juveniles of Red Seabream, Pagrus major

Dev Reprod. 2017 Mar;21(1):63-69. doi: 10.12717/DR.2017.21.1.063. Epub 2017 Mar 31.

Abstract

On the 15 days after hatching, the larvae was 4.24-5.10 mm (mean 4.66±2.18 mm) in total length, and the fins of the membrane started to develop into a fan shape and the melanophore was deposited upper the alimentary canal of the abdomen and on the bladder. At 35 days after hatching, the post-larvae formed a branch-shaped melanophore on the head part with a total length of 6.98-12.5 (mean 9.35±1.71) mm, formed on the upper and lower parts of the caudal part, formed on the upper and lower parts of the caudal part, and deposited under the head part and abdomen. At 40 days after hatching, the juvenile was 11.3-18.1 (mean 14.9±1.53) mm in total length.

Keywords: Juvenile; Larvae; Pagrus major; Red seabream.