| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Watson, W. 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 3 | 2.5 | ||
| 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 | normal (not striking) | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| 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 | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Pectorals | strikingly large covered with melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | strikingly large or elongated with melanophores | |||
| Robust body; pectoral fins relatively short (compared with Cheilopogon) and rounded; anal fin origin under 3rd-5th dorsal fin ray; barbels or beak never form; small size at transformation; heavily pigmented except last half of caudal peduncle unpigmented before about 5 mm and with unpigmented dorsolateral, distal, and ventrolateral areas thereafter. Notochord flexion occurs before hatching. Pigmentation: Larvae: heavily pigmented except little ventrally before about 10-11 mm and none on last 3-4 myomeres before about 5 mm; on hypural margin and lateral midline of caudal peduncle after 5 mm, midlateral stripe expands after about 8-9 mm; pectoral fin pigment initially on base only, extends onto upper part of fin after about 4 mm, reaches distal margin by about 8 mm and nearly covers fin by about 10 mm; pelvic fin pigment initially proximal, spreads distad to cover fin by about 8 mm; on dorsal fin after about 9.5-11 mm, primarily anterior; little or none on anal fin; scattered on caudal fin, primarily along lower rays. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of vertebrae | 43 | 39 | 36606 |
| 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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