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Main Ref: | Ambrose, D.A. 1996 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 2.4 | |||
Preanal L. % TL | 43 | 34 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | California Current region | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
Pigmentation: 1 at angle of gut above anus; 5 ventrally along tail; 1 dorsally above last one in ventral tail series. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | ||
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | spherical or gut loop | |||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | late | |||
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
Pelvics | fin rays only without melanophores | |||
Total vertebrae 68-71; gut loop completed by about 6 mm and forms centrally in visceral cavity; one pigment patch dorsally near end of tail. Pigmentation: Preflexion: on angle of lower jaw; 2 under gut; 2 or 3 internally above gut; 5-7 ventrally along tail (occasionally smaller ones between main ones). Flexion-postflexion: on branchiostegal region; posteriolaterally on gut; increasing ventrally on gut and along anal fin base. Juvenile: dorsally on head and dorsolaterally on body; ventrolaterally on tail; along dorsal and anal fin margins. Sequence of fin development: pelvics, dorsal and anal and caudal, pectorals. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of vertebrae | 71 | 68 | 36413 |
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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