| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Moser, H.G. 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 6 | 3 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | California Current region | |||
| Yolk-sac | pigmented | Ref: | ||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Transparent, with yellow eyes and a small yolk sac (Ref. 27547). Swims actively toward the light (Ref. 27547). Pigmentation: cluster on posterior surface of yolk sac; 9 on ventral midline below gut, some entering finfold; 4 on postanal ventral midline; 1 below notochord tip; lateral pair below pectoral fin base. | ||||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Shape of gut | tube-like | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) without melanophores | |||
| Number and arrangement of preanal ventral midline melanophores (lacking in clupeoid larvae); absence of diagonal muscle layers that are present in clupeoids. Pigmentation: Preflexion-flexion: 8-11 on preanal ventral midline; 2-4 on postanal ventral midline; 1-4 below notochord tip; about one-third of larvae have 1-2 on postanal dorsal midline; lateral pairs between gut and trunk musculature increasing to 15-16 at end of flexion stage; lateral pair on terminal section of gut. Sequence of fin development: caudal, anal and dorsal, pectoral and pelvics. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 68 | 65 | 35792 |
| 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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