Numerous and small eggs (300 million in a female 1.5 m long). Three developmental stages : (1) tetraodontiform-body rather elongate, no spines, caudal fin present;(2) ostracioniform-body shortened, with some large spines on body plates;(3) molacanthiform (Molacanthus)-body short and high, skin rough with minute spines.
- Bigelow, H. B. and Schroeder, W. C., 1953; Tortonese, E., 1990; Clemens, W. A. and G. V. Wilby, 1961; Whitehead, P. J. P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C., Nielsen, J., Tortonese, E., 1984.
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