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Main Ref: | Matarese, A.C., A.W. Kendall, D.M. Blood and M.V. Vinter 1989 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 5 | 101741 | ||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Southern California, 32-34°N, to southeast Alaska, 55-59°N | |||
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 | |||
Diagnostic characters: pigment: lateral, ventral midline; preflexion: continuous pigment along dorsal and ventral body midline; flexion and larger: heavy concentration of lateral pigment. Pigment: dorso- and ventrolateral at 6 mm SL becoming heavier with development; preflexion larvae (>5 mm SL) have continuous line of dorsal midline pigment extending from head to posteriormost myomere. |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Water parameters Metric characters |
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