| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Ambrose, D.A. 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | California Current Region | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Pigmentation: Pectoral fin blade covered; heavy on inner pectoral fin base; on gular and opercular regions, 'bearded appearance'; on gut; 2 dorsally on air bladder; patch dorsolaterally on body above gut; about 33 along postanal ventral midline of tail; 2 on caudal finfold; occasionally a few (minute) laterally on tail. | ||||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Shape of gut | ||||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Total vertebrae 39-41; dorsal fin rays 30-35; anal fin rays 26-28; pectoral fin rays 34-38; pelvic fin disk <12% HL by postflexion stage; principal caudal fin rays 13; nostrils double; large head; robust body; very loose skin bubble; pigment pattern. Pigmentation: Preflexion: “Bearded” appearance increases; postanal ventral midline series decreases to about 14; by about 6 mm, some along anal finfold margin. Flexion: Internally on top of head; scattered over skin envelope on trunk region; heavy internally in trunk region. Postflexion: Patch anterior to eye; dorsally, ventrally, and midlaterally on tail forming a bar; on dorsal fin and anal fin. Transformation: Patch posterior to eye. Sequence of fin development: pectoral fin, dorsal fin, anal fin, pelvic disk, caudal fin. | ||||
| 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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