| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Charter, S.R. 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Gulf of California | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Shape of gut | tube-like | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Leptocephalus larva; nephros at about myomere 69 (68-72); small conical teeth; rounded tail; compared to H. canabus, pigment on maxillary, lateral midline pigment begins at myomere 11-15, relatively shorter snout, relatively smaller eye, relatively smaller head. Pigmentation: several over heart; 3 on maxillary; series on lateral midline; on dorsal surface of gut; series ventrally along gut; pigments on caudal, anal and posterior dorsal fin bases. Sequence of fin development: caudal, dorsal, anal and pectoral. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 196 | 189 | 193 | 35590 |
| 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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