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Larvae Information Summary for  Paralabrax clathratus
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Main Ref: Watson, W. 1996
Yolk-sac larvae
  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: Many dorsally on trunk and tail, becoming concentrated in 3 patches in vicinity of myomeres 1-4, 7-10, and midtail; 0-few on snout anteriorly on head, none by end of stage; dorsally on gut; 1 on preanal finfold adjacent to anus; series on ventral margin of tail; few around oil globule.
Post larvae
Striking feature  
Striking shape lateral   dorsal  
Striking feature  
Shape of gut  
Gas bladder   early   late  
Spinal armature   early   late  
Myomeres 10+14-15; relatively few, small spines on head and pectoral girdle; relatively slender body; 3 prominent dorsal pigment patches in preflexion stage; melanophores form early on upper jaw; lateral pigment absent on trunk and tail until end of postflexion stage. Pigmentation: Preflexion: Posterior dorsal patch absent after 4.6 mm; dorsally on head by 4.6 mm; on angular by 4.1 mm; on isthmus by 4.6 mm; ventral tail pigment reduced to prominent blotch at midtail and few posteriorly. Flexion-postflexion: On upper jaw and gular region after 5 mm; on snout and opercle by 10 mm; increasing dorsally on head; dorsal trunk patches absent by about 7 mm; series of saddles forms along dorsal fin base near end of stage; on pectoral fin, pelvic fin, first dorsal fin, anal fin, and proximally on caudal fin. Transformation: Barred. Sequence of fin development: principal caudal fin rays, pelvic fin, first dorsal fin and pectoral fin, second dorsal fin and anal fin, procurrent caudal fin rays.
  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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