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Larvae Information Summary for
Clevelandia ios
| Main Ref: | Matarese, A.C., A.W. Kendall, D.M. Blood and M.V. Vinter 1989 | |||
Yolk-sac larvae
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | South of southern California to British Columbia, 48° 30’-55° N | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Post larvae
| Striking feature | ||||
| Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Shape of gut | ||||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Diagnostic characters: conspicuously pigmented swimbladder (for the family); diatinguished from Coryphopterus nicholsi by: total myomeres (fewer in C. nicholsi, 25-26 vs. 35-37); distinguished from Lepidogobius lepidus by: pigment pattern: no anterior melanophores along dorsal midline; postflexion: dorsal spine count (4-6), anal count (14-17), mouth size. Pigment: single large melanophore along dorsal midline of body which forms a band at about myomere 26; dorsal surface of swimbladder. Sequence of fin development: caudal, 2nd dorsal and anal, 1st dorsal and pectorals, pelvics. | ||||
| 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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