| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Ambrose, D.A. 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 5 | 36385 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL | 23 | 20 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | California Current region | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head | |||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| 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 + lateral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head | |||
| Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Pectorals | normal melanophores at fin base | |||
| Pelvics | with elongated fin rays without melanophores | |||
| Branchiostegal rays: 6; total first dorsal rays 9-11; pelvic fin rays: 6-8; gas glands 2; yolk sac and early pre-anal fin formation stage larvae with ventral blotch at midtail; pigment along the dorsal and ventral margins of tail in late pre-anal fin formation stage through anal fin formation stage. Pigmentation: Yolk-sac: on snout, brain; posterior to eye; on lower jaw, nape; over cleithrum; above and scattered on lateral surface of gut; on pectoral fin base; blotch ventrally at midtail; scattered near end of tail. Pre-anal fin formation: expanding on operculum and lateral surface of gut; spreading anteriorly from end of tail; midtail patch spreads until gaps at both sides filled by about 12.5 mm BL; by about 15 mm BL, along dorsal and ventral tail margins and expanding on lateral surface of tail anteriorly. Anal-fin formation: evenly spaced along dorsal and ventral tail margins. Sequence of fin development: pelvics, first dorsal, anal and second dorsal and pectorals. | ||||
| 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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