| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Ambrose, D.A. 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | California Current region | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Shape of gut | ||||
| Gas bladder early | absent | late | absent | |
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Maxilla >50% of HL, extending well posterior to orbit; pectoral fin small, low on body; anal fin origin well posterior to dorsal fin origin. Pigmentation: Postflexion-juvenile: black tissue lining digestive tract from mouth and branchial chamber to anus; concentrated at body margins and spreading over entire body; top of skull translucent. Sequence of fin development: caudal, dorsal and anal, pelvics, pectorals. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of vertebrae | 41 | 41 | 35724 |
| 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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