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Larvae Information Summary for
Lepidopsetta bilineata
| Main Ref: | Matarese, A.C., A.W. Kendall, D.M. Blood and M.V. Vinter 1989 | |||
Yolk-sac larvae
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 3.9 | 35123 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Southern California, 32-34° N, to Bering Sea, 54-66° N | |||
| Yolk-sac | elongated pigmented | Ref: | 43267 | |
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Post larvae
| Striking feature | ||||
| Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Shape of gut | ||||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Diagnostic characters: distinguished from other pleuronectids by: presence of one band posteriorly on body, not as conspicuous as most; size at transformation (20 mm SL); advanced stage of development at hatching. Pigment: dorsally on peritoneum, ventrolateral gut pigment becoming posterolateral with development; postanal ventral melanophores about ¾ length of body; two dorsolateral patches, the posterior one becoming a band meeting the ventral surface; anal finfold lightly pigmented on posterior half. Sequence of fin development: caudal, dorsal, and anal; pelvics; pectorals. | ||||
| 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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