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Embryonic and larval development of Gobius paganellus (Pisces: Gobiidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2003

Rita Borges ,
Cláudia Faria ,
Fátima Gil ,
Emanuel J. Gonçalves  and
Vitor C. Almada
Rita Borges
Affiliation:
Unidade de Investigação em Eco-Etologia, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, R. Jardim do Tabaco 34, P-1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal
Cláudia Faria*
Affiliation:
Unidade de Investigação em Eco-Etologia, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, R. Jardim do Tabaco 34, P-1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal
Fátima Gil
Affiliation:
Aquário Vasco da Gama, R. Direita, Dafundo, P-1495 Lisboa, Portugal
Emanuel J. Gonçalves
Affiliation:
Unidade de Investigação em Eco-Etologia, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, R. Jardim do Tabaco 34, P-1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal
Vitor C. Almada
Affiliation:
Unidade de Investigação em Eco-Etologia, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, R. Jardim do Tabaco 34, P-1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal
*
‡Corresponding author, e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The full developmental sequence from egg to juvenile of Gobius paganellus under controlled conditions is described. Embryonic development lasted 9–10 days at 18.5–20.0°C and 10–11 days at 15.0–16.5°C. Newly hatched larvae measured 3.90 mm, had the mouth and anus opened, pigmented eyes and almost no yolk. They first settled 25 days after hatching (10.0–10.5 mm total length [TL]) and showed juvenile behaviour and body form 36 days after hatching (14.0 mm TL). However, they only showed full juvenile pigmentation patterns 15 days later (17.0 mm TL) (16.0–16.5°C). In addition, a preliminary differentiation between the newly hatched larvae of the most common Gobius species of south-western European shores is presented.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 83 , Issue 5 , October 2003 , pp. 1151 - 1156
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2003

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