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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 | Oregon, 42-46° 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: elongate form, gut length (40% SL); number of myomeres (>225); concentrated ventrolateral pigment spots and pigment on fleshy caudal extension. Pigment: (larvae 20.3-36.0 mm SL): (head) lower jaw, isthmus, internally at base of hindbrain; (gut) dorsal and ventral surface; (body) concentrated dorsally and ventrally; (caudal) ‘fleshy caudal extension’is distinctly pigmented; pigment is scattered evenly dorsally and ventrally on body and into finfolds. Sequence of fin development: dorsal and anal first at 40 mm SL. |
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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