| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Watson, W. 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 3 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Northeastern Pacific (California Current region); Northwestern Pacific (Japan) | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Striking shape lateral | short and/or deep | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Shape of gut | triangular | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | no melanophores on head or trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | no melanophores on head or trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) without melanophores | |||
| Vertebral column strongly arched; dorsal and anal fin rays 4; caudal fin rays 9; pelvic fins absent; branchiostegal rays 6; little or no larval pigment; 2 caruncles visible on females by 2.4-3.4 mm. Pigmentation: Flexion-postflexion: little or no pigment; when present, sparse on dorsal and dorsolateral surfaces of gut and, internally, on caudal peduncle near base of hypural plate. Transformation: females completely pigmented except on inner surface of pectoral fin base; males remain lightly pigmented. Sequence of fin development: illicium and caruncle (modified from dorsal fin rays), dorsal and caudal, anal, pectorals. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of vertebrae | 20 | 20 | 20 | 36494 |
| 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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