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Main Ref: | Charter, S.R. 1996 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 7.8 | |||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Bahía Sebastían Vizcaíno to Cabo San Lucas (Baja California); one transformation larva collected off San Diego, Calif. | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules |
Striking feature | ||||
Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
Striking feature | ||||
Shape of gut | ||||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | late | |||
Pectorals | normal melanophores at fin base | |||
Leptocephalus larva; nephros at about myomere 75 (52-59); elongate snout; gut generally <40% BL; low undulating gut; midlateral series of melanophores arranged vertically in myosepta around notochord; pigmented pectoral fin base. Pigmentation: on snout and lower jaw; laterally and posteriorly on braincase; anterior and posterior to heart; on pectoral fin base; midlateral series (1-several per cluster) arranged vertically in myosepta around notochord; series (stellate) ventrolaterally along gut. Sequence of fin development: caudal, dorsal and anal, pectoral (later resorbed). |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 229 | 213 | 220 | 35597 |
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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