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| Main Ref: | Moser, H.G. 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 5 | 36715 | ||
| 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 | duck-billed shape of head | |||
| Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | ||
| Striking feature | duck-billed shape of head | |||
| Shape of gut | triangular | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Pectorals | normal with rows of melanophores | |||
| Heavy pigmentation on brain and nape; lower jaw pigment; pectoral fin pigment; composition and location of dorsal and ventral postanal pigment series. Pigmentation: Preflexion: initially, 5-8 on midbrain, 1-several on nape, dorsolaterally on gut, 1-2 on inner surface of pectoral fin base, scattered on pectoral fin blade, 13-17 series on ventral margin of tail (from postanal myomere 5-6 through 18-19), and 11-12 in irregular double row on dorsal margin of tail (from postanal myomere 8-9 through 17-19); by end of stage, at tip of lower jaw, more on pectoral fin base and blade, and 19-21 in series on dorsal margin of tail. | ||||
| 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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