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 | Southern California, 32-34°N, to Bering Sea, 54-66°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: deep-bodied, very long snout-to-anus length; uniformly heavily pigmented; presence of pigmented preanal finfold; prickles develop over most of body by 9-10 mm SL; spines: only one preopercular (small spiny projections appear along the preopercular margin); others include parieal, nuchal, supracleithral, posttemporal, and postocular. Pigment: larvae are uniformly covered with melanophores except for caudal peduncle and the ventral surface of gut. Sequence of fin development: dorsal, anal, and pectorals followed by caudal and 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 |
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