Table 2 Comparison of post-larvae melanophore distribution in Sparidae and Oplegnathidae fishes (present: +; absent: -)

Species Melanophore distribution
Postlarvae( mm ) Otocyst Dorsal Ventral Center of tail Front of eye Oil globule Back of head Abdomen
Pagrus major (Present study) 4.66 - - + + - - - +
Acanthopagrus schlegelii (Kang et al., 2014) 4.45 - - + - - - - +
Oplegnathus punctatus (Park et al., 2015) 8.83 - - + + - - + -
Oplegnathus fasciatus (Ko & Kim, 1992) 4.49 - - - - - - + -