FishBase |
Main Ref: | Matarese, A.C., A.W. Kendall, D.M. Blood and M.V. Vinter 1989 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | ||||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | South of southern California to British Columbia, 48° 30’-55° N | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules |
Striking feature | ||||
Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
Striking feature | ||||
Shape of gut | ||||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | late | |||
Diagnostic characters: conspicuously pigmented swimbladder (for the family); diatinguished from Coryphopterus nicholsi by: total myomeres (fewer in C. nicholsi, 25-26 vs. 35-37); distinguished from Lepidogobius lepidus by: pigment pattern: no anterior melanophores along dorsal midline; postflexion: dorsal spine count (4-6), anal count (14-17), mouth size. Pigment: single large melanophore along dorsal midline of body which forms a band at about myomere 26; dorsal surface of swimbladder. Sequence of fin development: caudal, 2nd dorsal and anal, 1st dorsal and pectorals, 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 |
Water parameters Metric characters |
Back to Search |