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Main Ref: | Watson, W. 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 | |||
Rows on tail | ||||
Other melanophores on tail |
Striking feature | other | |||
Striking shape lateral | other | dorsal | ||
Striking feature | other | |||
Shape of gut | ||||
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 | melanophores on head | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head | |||
Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
Strongly inflated epidermis; strong sphenotic spines; dorsal and anal fin rays 3; pelvics absent; branchiostegal rays 5; body depth (subdermal) about 40-60% BL; unpigmented. Pigmentation: Larvae: unpigmented except eyes. Juvenile: free-living males unpigmented to lightly pigmented; females heavily pigmented but lighter on dorsum, ventrum, pectoral and caudal before about 30 mm. Sequence of fin development: illicium and dorsal and anal and caudal, pectorals. Transformation length: males about 11 mm; females about 25 mm. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of vertebrae | 20 | 19 | 36495 |
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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