| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Watson, W. 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 6 | 4.8 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | California Current region | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | no oil globule | ||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | other | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | lateral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Rows on tail | lateral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | more than two dorso-ventral clusters or bands | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Pectorals | strikingly large covered with melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | strikingly large or elongated with melanophores | |||
| Little external pigment on caudal peduncle before about 12 mm; larvae about 12-20 mm with clear band proximally, and clear patch which develops into a band distally on pectoral fins; pair of barbels form on mandible at about 9 mm; each is round to oval in cross-section, with a pigmented fringe developing along the posterior margin by about 18 mm. Notochord flexion occurs before hatching. Pigmentation: Larvae: heavy on trunk and tail, except little on caudal peduncle before about 12 mm; series along lateral midline of tail; up to 6 bars form during transformation; heavy on gut except little ventrally before about 11 mm; heavy on head except sparse ventrally and on snout; on dorsal fin base, extending onto anterior rays by about 11 mm and covering fin by about 18 mm; on most caudal fin rays, heavier ventrally; heavy on pelvic fins; primarily on upper half of pectoral fins, spreading ventrad to cover fin by 11 mm; clear band proximally on pectoral fins at about 12-20 mm, clear patch distally by about 12 mm, forms band by about 20 mm. Sequence of fin development: caudal and dorsal and anal and pectorals and pelvics. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of vertebrae | 49 | 47 | 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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