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Main Ref: | Charter, S.R. 1996 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | ||||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Ranges from northern California to Baja California Sur, Mexico | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules |
Striking feature | ||||
Striking shape lateral | short and/or deep | dorsal | ||
Striking feature | ||||
Shape of gut | spherical or gut loop | |||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | late | |||
Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
Leptocephalus larva; nephros at about myomere 37 (35-40); compared with Leptocephalus holti, greater body depth (23-58% BL), relatively larger eye (13-26%), and scattered melanophores laterally. Pigmentation: individual blotches on dorsum; scaterred laterally; one on each gut loop peak; irregular ventrally on gut. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 83 | 75 | 80 | 35598 |
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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