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 | British Columbia, 48°30’-55 N , to Bering Sea, 54-66° 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: elongate body becoming deeper with development; pigment relatively heavy; strong frontoparietal ridge; distinguished from B. cirrhosus by: more pectoral fin rays (15-17); large area of caudal peduncle unpigmented; smaller, denser melanophores; lack of pigment on underside of mouth. Pigment: entire body heavily pigmented with small, densely packed melanophores except for caudal peduncle, opercle area, and ventrolateral gut surface. |
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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