| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Watson, W. 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 2.5 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Northeastern Pacific (California Current region); Northwestern Pacific (Japan) | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Striking shape lateral | short and/or deep | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Shape of gut | triangular | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | lateral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | lateral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
| Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
| Vertebral column strongly arched; dorsal and anal fin rays 4; caudal fin rays 8; pelvic fins absent; branchiostegal rays 6; ring of melanophores around "neck"; 3 caruncles visible on females by 3.3 mm. Pigmentation: Flexion-postflexion: narrow band encircling body at level of nape; dorsally and dorsolaterally on body above gut, spreading ventrad and caudad; laterally on caudal peduncle; internally on dorsal and dorsolateral surfaces of gut. Transformation: females completely pigmented except on dorsal, anal, and caudal fin rays; males lightly pigmented, retain larval pattern. Sequence of fin development: illicium and caruncle and caudal, dorsal, anal and pectorals. Transformation length of: males - 6.5-8.5 mm; females - 8-10 mm. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of vertebrae | 20 | 20 | 20 | 36494 |
| 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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