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Larvae Information Summary for  Zaniolepis latipinnis
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Main Ref: Ambrose, D.A. 1996
Yolk-sac larvae
  max min mod Ref.
Length at birth (mm)        
Preanal L. % TL        
Place of development planktonic
Larval area California Current Region
Yolk-sac       Ref:  
Yolk   Oil globules  
Pigmentation: Yolk-sac: On eyes, snout; dorsally on head; on isthmus and branchiostegal region; on inner surface of pectoral fin base; heavy on pectoral blade; on yolk; dorsolaterally on body above gut; series midway on ventral margin of tail.
Post larvae
Striking feature  
Striking shape lateral   dorsal  
Striking feature  
Shape of gut  
Gas bladder   early   late  
Spinal armature   early   late  
In yolk-sac through preflexion stages, pigment present laterally on body above gut and ventral midline melanophores, absent from anterior third of tail; in flexion-postflexion, pigment laterally above gut, but decreasing; number and extent of spots along ventral midline of tail less than for similar size Z. frenata (until about 10 mm); in juvenile, by 45 mm, pigment pattern; pectoral fin rays 13-15 (usually 14); by about 7 mm, spiny scales on body. Pigmentation: Preflexion: Increasing laterally on trunk and posteriorly along ventral midline of tail. Flexion-postflexion: Spreading midlaterally along tail; ventral midline pigment restricted to posterior third of tail. Juvenile: By 45 mm, line from snout to eye; 6 dorsolateral patches alternate with 7 ventrolateral patches on body; medial line along first dorsal fin; along mid pectoral fin; 3 patches at caudal fin base. Sequence of fin development: pectoral fin, caudal fin, second dorsal fin and anal fin, first dorsal fin, pelvic fin.
  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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