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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) | 13 | 12.5 | ||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Gulf of Alaska, 54-60° N, to Bering Sea, 54-66° N | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules | one oil globuleanterior | ||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Eggs hatch in 76-81 days (Ref. 34819). The body is slender, light yellow in color and heavily pigmented except for the caudal region. The snout is slightly projected, and teeth are present on both jaws. Yolk has an oil droplet in the anterior part. |
Striking feature | ||||
Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
Striking feature | ||||
Shape of gut | ||||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | late | |||
Finfold pigment; prickles; scales; newly hatched larvae large and well developed. Pigmentation: heavily pigmented at hatching (head, 3/4 BL, and dorsolateral surface of gut); distinctive finfold pigment. |
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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