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Early development of the red mouthed goby, Gobius cruentatus (Pisces: Gobiidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2002

Fátima Gil
Affiliation:
Aquário Vasco da Gama, Rua Direita, Dafundo, P-1495 Lisboa, Portugal
Rita Borges
Affiliation:
Unidade de Investigação em Eco-Etologia, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Rua Jardim do Tabaco 34, P-1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal
Cláudia Faria
Affiliation:
Unidade de Investigação em Eco-Etologia, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Rua Jardim do Tabaco 34, P-1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal
Emanuel J. Gonçalves
Affiliation:
Unidade de Investigação em Eco-Etologia, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Rua Jardim do Tabaco 34, P-1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal

Abstract

The full developmental embryonic sequence of Gobius cruentatus is described for the first time. Embryonic development lasted 13 days (14·0–15·0°C). The newly hatched larvae (3·3 mm total length) presented pigmented eyes, the yolk is fully absorbed, and the mouth and anus were opened allowing the onset of exogenous feeding almost after hatching.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2002 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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