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Larvae Information Summary for
Atheresthes stomias
| 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) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Central California, 34-38° N, to Bering Sea, 54-66° N | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Post larvae
| Striking feature | ||||
| Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Shape of gut | ||||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Diagnostic characters: distinguished from other pleuronectids by: head spination: early development of preopercular spines; pigmented supraocular crest; pigment pattern without bands; two dorsal patches with a lack of ventral pigment; head and snout blunt. Pigment: pigment on midbrain, spreading with development to dorsal surface of head, lower jaw, opercle; dorsally on gut, spreading laterally with development; two dorsolateral patches which, with development, meet and increase in size to cover caudal peduncle posteriorly. Sequence of fin development: caudal, dorsal and anal, pelvics, pectorals. | ||||
| 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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