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| Main Ref: | Moser, H.G. and E.H. Ahlstrom 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 3 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL | 70 | 43 |
| 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 | triangular | |||
| Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | ||
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
| Pectorals | normal melanophores at fin base | |||
| Pelvics | fin rays only with melanophores | |||
| Early larvae deep-bodied and strongly tapered, becoming highly robust and stout; head and eyes large; snout blunt; distinct pigment pattern with basibranchial blotch that is absent in putative L. tenuiformis larvae; Br2 photophores form at about 5.0 mm. Pigmentation: Preflexion: embedded in otic region; at upper and lower jaw tips; 1 or 2 at lateral midline above pectoral fin base; on inner surface of pectoral fin base and adjacent trunk; above gas bladder; by 3.7 mm, on ventral midline below gut, on opercle, on terminal gut section; on some pectoral fin rays near bases. Flexion: blotch at basibranchial region; embedded in preopercular region; usually 2-3 in lateral midline series; embedded series above spinal column in late flexion stage. Postflexion: lateral to basibranchial region; up to 6 in lateral midline series and 9 in spinal column series; on pelvic fins in some. Sequence of fin development: caudal, pectorals, dorsal and anal, pelvics. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of vertebrae | 36 | 34 | 31442 |
| 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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