Carangidae: E III A4A

Carangoides fulvoguttatus Forsskal, 1775

Yellowspotted kingfish

Egg diameter in µm

Number of oil globules

Diameter of oil globule in µm

Yolk texture

Perivitelline space

Position of oil globule at hatch

Gut length   at eye- pigment stage

Myomeres

910-940

1

215

segmented

narrow

bow

52% of NL

24

Egg: When this egg was recorded on 5 January 2010, it was described as having 5 pairs of bright white/yellow chromatophores evenly spaced down the body of the larva, like EIIIA6. The egg was however, substantially larger than EIIIA6. Unfortunately no photograph was taken.

Larva: The larva was only photographed at 4 days (Plate C), when preserved for barcoding. Two were barcoded and matched adult C. fulvoguttatus collected locally (BOLD).

The occurrence of eggs of this species, south of Durban, is noteworthy.