Day after hatching (DAH) | Total length (mm) | Remark | Features of larva and juveniles |
0 DAH | 3.62 ± 0.16 | Fig. 2A | Pre-larvae stage |
1 DAH | 4.49 ± 0.17 | Fig. 2B | Primordial fin was extended broadly |
2 DAH | 4.69 ± 0.16 | Fig. 2C | Yolk was almost completely absorbed, mouth was open |
3 DAH | 4.72 ± 0.07 | Fig. 2D | Xanthophores of the primordial fin appeared throughout almost the entire body |
4 DAH | 4.82 ± 0.28 | Fig. 2E | Digestive tract was divided into the anterior and posterior intestine |
9 DAH | 5.21 ± 0.10 | Fig. 2F | Post-larvae stage |
14 DAH | 6.43 ± 0.52 | Fig. 2G | Teeth developed in both upper and lower jaws |
17 DAH | 7.63 ± 0.71 | Fig. 2H | The fin rays of the dorsal and ventral fins had begun to form |
25 DAH | 11.32 ± 1.43 | Fig. 2I | Juvenile stage |
35 DAH | 22.38 ± 2.58 | Fig. 2J | The body’s surface was arranged in an alternating pattern of gray-blue and yellow |
40 DAH | 30.44 ± 4.07 | Fig. 2K | 3 to 4 vertical green-brown stripes were apparent slightly caudal from the middle of the body |
45 DAH | 38.67 ± 5.65 | Fig. 2L | The body was silver-gray, and the body shape was similar to adult fish |
87 DAH | 236.11 | Fig. 2M | The body color was a pale yellow-green, the spots on the side of the body had disappeared |