A macroscopic classification of the embryonic development of the one-sided livebearer Jenynsia multidentata (Teleostei: Anablepidae)

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article López-Rodríguez, Nathalia C., de Barros, Cíntia M., Petry, Ana Cristina (2017): A macroscopic classification of the embryonic development of the one-sided livebearer Jenynsia multidentata (Teleostei: Anablepidae). Neotropical Ichthyology 15 (4), No. e 160170: 1-10, DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20160170, URL: dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-20160170 This study proposes eight stages according to the main discernible changes recorded throughout the embryonic development of Jenynsia multidentata.

The development of morphological embryo structures, pigmentation, and changes in tissues connecting mother and embryo were included in the stage characterization. From the fertilized egg (Stage 1), an embryo reaches the intermediary stages when presenting yolk syncytial layer (Stage 2), initial pigmentation of the outer layers of the retina and dorsal region of the head (Stage 3), and the sprouting of the caudal (Stage 4), dorsal and anal fins (Stage 5).