| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Ambrose, D.A. 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 5 | 36385 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | California Current region | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Shape of gut | triangular | |||
| Gas bladder early | visible | late | visible | |
| 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 | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
| Pectorals | other without melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | fin rays only without melanophores | |||
| Branchiostegal rays 7; pectoral rays 12-14; pelvic rays 7-9; gas glands 2; preanal length about 25% BL in yolk-sac larvae, increasing to about 70% before transformation; regularly spaced pigment patches along dorsal and ventral body, absent near end of tail. Pigmentation: Preanal fin formation: on top of gut, gradually spreading over abdomen; on branchiostegal region; on snout, lower jaw, and posterior angle of lower jaw. Anal fin formation: uniformly spaced saddles dorsally and ventrally along tail; ventral saddles more numerous. Transformation-juvenile: bold spotting on head and body persists. Sequence of fin development: pelvics, anal, second dorsal, first dorsal, 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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