| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Watson, W. and E.M. Sandknop 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 2.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | California Current region | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | 35602 | ||
| Yolk | segmented | Oil globules | no oil globule | |
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Pigmentation: little dorsolaterally along gut and on ventral margin of tail. | ||||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Striking shape lateral | short and/or deep | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) without melanophores | |||
| Dorsal fin insertion above anal fin ray 5-7 (postanal myomere 2 or 3) through postflexion stage; high anal fin ray count; little or no pigment (usually none) over hindgut; compared with Engraulis mordax - relatively deeper body, shorter preanal length, smaller size at given developmental stage, and more lightly pigmented. Pigmentation: Preflexion-flexion: on isthmus; 1-6 dorsolaterally along gut anterior to gas bladder; on gas bladder beginning at about 7 mm; few on ventral margin of hindgut, decreasing in number during flexion stage; rarely 1 or 2 anteriorly over hindgut; rarely 1 or 2 over end of hindgut; onventral margin of tail; under notochord tip, becoming aligned along developing caudal fin rays. Postflexion: internally on brain after 15 mm; along cleithrum after 11 mm; internally on urostyle and lower hypurals; along vertebral column posteriorly after 16.5 mm; increasing on caudal fin ray. Sequence of fin development: dorsal, anal, caudal, pelvics, pectorals. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 41 | 38 | 35602 | |
| Preanal number of myomeres | 26 | 20 | 35602 |
| 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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