| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Ambrose, D.A. 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL | 33 | 26 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | California Current region | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | light organs | |||
| Shape of gut | spherical or gut loop | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
| Pectorals | strikingly large melanophores at fin base | |||
| Pelvics | strikingly large or elongated with melanophores | |||
| By late preflexion stage, pigment row present along ventral tail margin and heavy patch anterior to anus; total caudal fin rays 27-32; pelvic fin rays 7; morphology similar to P. nematopus; voluminous fins. Pigmentation: Preflexion: on brain, nape, gut, jaw angle, and operculum; along cleithrum; in finfold near end of tail; by 5 mm, heavy anterior to anus, on isthmus, and internal rows dorsal and ventral to notochord at midtail. Flexion: line along ventral tail margin extending almost to trunk; row along dorsal tail margin, reduced near end of tail. Preflexion: on base of pelvic fin and pectoral fin, on pectoral fin rays, and on dorsum in anterior tail region. Juvenile: on fins, peritoneum, branchiostegal region, and scattered all over the body. Sequence of fin development: pelvics, pectorals, second dorsal and anal, first dorsal and caudal. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of vertebrae | 55 | 50 | 36399 |
| 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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