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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 | Northern California, 38-42°N, to southeast Alaska, 55-59°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: short gut (33% SL); pointed snout; pigment; four preopercular spines (as for Myoxocephalus group); pelvic fin ray count I,2; visible in late-stage larvae and juveniles. Pigment: low number (<15) ventral midline melanophores; dorsal and anal finfolds; base of cleithrum. Sequence of fin development: caudal, 2nd dorsal (rays) and anal, 1st dorsal (spines) and pectorals, pelvics (pectorals and pelvics formed by 11.5 mm SL). |
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 |
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