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Main Ref: | Charter, S.R. and H.G. Moser 1996 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 5.8 | |||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | California Current region | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Rows on tail | ||||
Other melanophores on tail |
Striking feature | some dorsal fin rays very elongated | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | ||
Striking feature | some dorsal fin rays very elongated | |||
Shape of gut | elongated | |||
Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | ||
Spinal armature early | late | |||
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Total myomeres 122-137; myomeres in preflexion larvae 27-34 + 91-96, in postflexion-transformation larvae 60+69, and in juveniles 109+124 + 13-19; in preflexion stage, moderate-sized eye (<40% HL) and short preanal length (<50% BL) and in postflexion-juvenile stage, small eye (about 33% HL) and long preanal length (>75% BL); by 25.2 mm, ink sac visible and anal pterygiophores developing; distinctive pigment. Pigmentation: Preflexion: scattered on head; on snout; dorsally over air bladder and hindgut; 3 patches dorsally; 1 dorso-ventral bar on tail; apposing dorsal and ventral patches near tip of tail; swellings on anterior dorsal and pelvic fin rays (elongate portion of fins generally broken); few internally posterior to cleithrum. Postflexion-transformation-juvenile: increasing along jaw, anterior to cleithrum, and laterally on body. Sequence of fin development: dorsal and pelvics, caudal and anal, pectorals. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of vertebrae | 153 | 124 | 36608 |
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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