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Main Ref: | Watson, W. 1996 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 3 | 2.5 | ||
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 | normal (not striking) | dorsal | ||
Striking feature | other | |||
Shape of gut | elongated | |||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | late | |||
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | lateral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | lateral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pectorals | strikingly large covered with melanophores | |||
Pelvics | strikingly large or elongated with melanophores | |||
Robust body; pectoral fins relatively short (compared with Cheilopogon) and rounded; anal fin origin under 3rd-5th dorsal fin ray; barbels or beak never form; small size at transformation; heavily pigmented except last half of caudal peduncle unpigmented before about 5 mm and with unpigmented dorsolateral, distal, and ventrolateral areas thereafter. Notochord flexion occurs before hatching. Pigmentation: Larvae: heavily pigmented except little ventrally before about 10-11 mm and none on last 3-4 myomeres before about 5 mm; on hypural margin and lateral midline of caudal peduncle after 5 mm, midlateral stripe expands after about 8-9 mm; pectoral fin pigment initially on base only, extends onto upper part of fin after about 4 mm, reaches distal margin by about 8 mm and nearly covers fin by about 10 mm; pelvic fin pigment initially proximal, spreads distad to cover fin by about 8 mm; on dorsal fin after about 9.5-11 mm, primarily anterior; little or none on anal fin; scattered on caudal fin, primarily along lower rays. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of vertebrae | 43 | 39 | 36606 |
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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