| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Moser, H.G. and J.L. Butler 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 3 | 35612 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | California Current region | |||
| Yolk-sac | pigmented | Ref: | ||
| Yolk | segmented | Oil globules | one oil globulecentralventralunpigmented | |
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Pigmentation: until early preflexion, paired series between trunk and midgut and hindgut; elongate patch on ventral midline from isthmus to liver. | ||||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | ||
| 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 | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | two dorso-ventral clusters or bands | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | strikingly large without melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) melanophores at fin base | |||
| Gut fold forms in preflexion stage, pigmented on posterior surface; heavy embedded blotches along dorsum; heavy ventral midline pigment below isthmus and liver; heavy hypural and caudal peduncle blotches; large pectoral fin with early-forming rays. Pigmentation: Late preflexion-early flexion: 6-7 blotches on dorsum anterior to anus; on posterior surface of gut fold. Late flexion-early postflexion: on hypural region; median blotches above and below caudal peduncle. Late postflexion: on lower jaw; snout. Transformation: body surface covered anterior to anal fin origin; heavy on adipose fin, dorsal, and pelvic fin bases and above anus. Sequence of fin development: pectorals and caudal and dorsal, anal, pelvics. | ||||
| 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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