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Larvae Information Summary for
Anoplopoma fimbria
| Main Ref: | Matarese, A.C., A.W. Kendall, D.M. Blood and M.V. Vinter 1989 | |||
Yolk-sac larvae
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 6 | 265 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL | 60 | 50 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | South of southern California to Bering Sea, 54-66°N | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | no oil globule | ||
Post larvae
| Striking feature | ||||
| Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Shape of gut | ||||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Pectorals | strikingly large with rows of melanophores | |||
| Slender, heavily pigmented larvae (flexion); long preanal length (50-60% SL); >15 mm SL: long pigmented pectoral fins; separate dorsal fins (larger larvae). Pigmentation: initially unpigmented; preflexion larvae develop dorsal and ventral midline pigment; flexion and later larvae are heavily and uniformly pigmented. Sequence of fin development: caudal, pectorals, 2nd dorsal (rays) and anal, 1st dorsal (spines), pelvics. | ||||
| 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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