| FishBase |
Larvae Information Summary for
Sebastes norvegicus
| Main Ref: | Fahay, M. 1983 | |||
Yolk-sac larvae
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 7.2 | 6.7 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Mid-Atlantic Bight | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Eyes are pigmented and mouth well-developed. | ||||
Post larvae
| Striking feature | ||||
| Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Shape of gut | ||||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Diagnostic characters: body slender, with short gut; Pigmentation: spots on top of brain, dorsolateral surface of gut, embedded spot on nape and dorsal and ventral midlines of tail; caudal spot lacking in most specimens; ventral series of spots extends from postanal myomeres 4-7 to postanal myomeres 19-22; dorsal series of spots extends from postanal myomeres 10-15 to postanal myomeres 18-22. Also Ref. 34817. | ||||
Meristic characters
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 32 | 30 | 68 |
| 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 |
| Back to Search |