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Main Ref: | Ambrose, D.A. 1996 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 3.5 | 36413 | ||
Preanal L. % TL | 44 | 25 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | California Current region | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
Pigmentation: along ventrum and dorso-posterior 30% of tail. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | tadpole-like | |
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | spherical or gut loop | |||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | lateral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | lateral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
Pelvics | fin rays only without melanophores | |||
High total vertebral (86-91) and dorsal fin ray (187-229) counts; Gut loops form at 14 mm SL, in the posterior half of the visceral cavity; pigment on caudal finfold; line on snout; under brain; extending along ventral tail in a double row; row along lateral midline of tail. Pigmentation: Preflexion-postflexion: on angle of lower jaw and gular region; double row along ventrum extending internally along base of brain and onto snout; on caudal finfold; by about 11 mm, on lateral tail midline, increasing anteriad; by about 36 mm, decreasing ventrally and generally more scattered. Sequence of fin development: pelvics, dorsal, anal, caudal, pectorals. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of vertebrae | 91 | 86 | 36413 |
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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