Morphological development of larvae of longtail tuna [Thunnus tonggol]
1991
Nishikawa, Y. (National Research Inst. of Far Seas Fisheries, Shimizu, Shizuoka (Japan)) | Ueyanagi, S.
Morphological development of larvae longtail tuna, Thunnus tonggol was described based in 15 specimens (3.8-5.8mm in standard length) which were collected from western coastal waters of Australia and from the Bay of Thailand. Larvae of present species are characterized by having the unique of melanophore patterns on the head and along the ventral margin of tail and are distinguished from the larvae of all other tunas. Distribution of larvae are also characterized by the nature being restricted to nearshore shallow waters. A key to the larvae of Indo-Pacific species of genus Thunnus is presented
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