FishBase |
Main Ref: | Matarese, A.C., A.W. Kendall, D.M. Blood and M.V. Vinter 1989 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | ||||
Preanal L. % TL |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | South of southern California to Chukchi Sea, north of 66° N | |||
Yolk-sac | ovoid | Ref: | ||
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | no oil globule |
Striking feature | ||||
Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
Striking feature | ||||
Shape of gut | ||||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | late | |||
Diagnostic characters: distinguished from other pleuronectids by: myomeres (49-51); pigment: lack of bands, and presence of pigment on ventral midline and along edges of median finfolds. Pigment: lack of pigment in yolksac larvae; series of melanophores along dorsal surface of notochord and along ventral midline; median finfolds pigmented along edge. Sequence of fin development: caudal, dorsal and anal, pelvics, 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 |
Water parameters Metric characters |
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