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Main Ref: | Ambrose, D.A. 1996 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 25 | 36413 | ||
Preanal L. % TL | 53 | 35 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | California Current region | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral + lateral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
Pigmentation: finely scattered over body; row near margins of dorsal and anal finfolds. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | ||
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | spherical or gut loop | |||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | ventral + lateral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
Pelvics | fin rays only without melanophores | |||
Total vertebrae: 65-69; gut loop formed at 7.5-8.5 mm in the central portion of the visceral cavity; in yolk-sac through preflexion stages, pigment row on dorsal and anal finfolds; in flexion-postflexion stages, stellate blotches laterally on body, absent from lateral midline. Pigmentation: Preflexion: ventrally on gut and tail; near anus; dorsally on body posterior to pectoral fin; at angle of lower jaw; frequently near tip and middle of lower jaw; internally above pectoral fin base. Flexion: on branchiostegal region; dorsally on gut extending laterally on posterior gut. Postflexion: increasing laterally on tail and anal fin; generally absent from dorsal and caudal fins. Transformation-juvenile: on dorsal and anal fin margins. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of vertebrae | 69 | 65 | 36413 |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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