| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Watson, W. 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Northeastern Pacific (California Current region); Northwestern Pacific (Japan) | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | no melanophores on head or trunk | |||
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | pigmented | ||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | no melanophores on head or trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | no melanophores on head or trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
| Peritoneum | without melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | fin rays only without melanophores | |||
| Slender gut with Sn-A/BL about 55-60% through postflexion stage; gas bladder far posterior (about myomeres 10-12); pigment only over gas bladder before transformation. Pigmentation: Preflexion-flexion: none. Postflexion: none initially, over gas bladder by about 8.5-9.0 mm. Transformation: initially over gas bladder only; on stomach by about 12.0 mm; increases over gut region; little over midbrain, few in dorsolateral series along trunk; beginning to form near end of stage. Sequence of fin development: caudal, anal, pectorals, dorsal and pelvics. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 34 | 32 | 35838 | |
| Preanal number of myomeres | 15 | 12 | 35838 |
| 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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