| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Watson, W. and E.M. Sandknop 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 3.5 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL | 53 | 37 |
| 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 | normal (not striking) | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | absent | late | absent | |
| 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 | no melanophores on head or trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | no rows | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | fin rays only without melanophores | |||
| Peritoneal pigment present midway to anteriorly over gut by 6 mm, dorsolateral pair added posteriorly by 8.4 mm; laterally on caudal peduncle after 15-16 mm. Pigmentation: Preflexion-flexion: single peritoneal patch above mid-gut by about 6 mm, usually shifts slightly cephalad by about 10 mm; pair of dorsolateral peritoneal patches posteriorly by 8.4 mm. Postflexion: few externally over hypural area by 15-16 mm, spreading cephalad as dorsolateral and ventrolateral stripes adjacent to lateral midline beginning at about 25 mm; internally on hindbrain by 28 mm. Transformation: externally over midbrain by 33 mm, spreading over forebrain by about 42 mm; on snout, upper jaw, and gular membrane; on dorsal fin by 42 mm; peritoneal sections fuse. Sequence of fin development: caudal, pectorals, anal, dorsal, pelvics. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 50 | 46 | 35929 |
| 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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