| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Matarese, A.C., A.W. Kendall, D.M. Blood and M.V. Vinter 1989 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Northeastern Atlantic (British Columbia, 48°30’-55°N); Northwestern Pacific (Japan) | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Striking shape lateral | short and/or deep | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | opercular spines only | late | ||
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pigment patch over hindgut (not solid as in other myctophiforms); small preopercular spines; distinguished from most myctophiforms by lack of peritoneal pigment patches. Pectoral finrays long. Pigment: small dorsal patches on peritoneum and hindgut. Sequence of fin development: pectorals, dorsal, anal, caudal, pelvics. | ||||
| L 1st feeding | Ref. |
Months of presence of larvae
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| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
| Water parameters Metric characters |
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