| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Ambrose, D.A. 1996 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 3 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Eastern Pacific (California Current region) | |||
| Yolk-sac | ovoid | Ref: | ||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| There is a small appendage on the dorsal trunk. | ||||
| Striking feature | some dorsal fin rays very elongated | |||
| Striking shape lateral | eel-like | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
| Striking feature | some dorsal fin rays very elongated | |||
| Shape of gut | spherical or gut loop | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | no spines | late | no spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head | |||
| Rows on tail | dorsal row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head | |||
| Pectorals | normal without melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
| 4 vertebrae to vexillum origin; about 18 anal fin rays to dorsal fin origin; about 37 dorsal fin rays to 31st vertebra; prevexillum length less than about 1.4x HL; vexillum well anteriad of first dorsal fin ray; maxilla free and movable; pigmentation absent from lower jaw and gular region; fine row along base of anal fin ray. Pigmentation: Preanal fin formation: by about 3 mm TL, over brain between eyes, under brain posterior to eyes, anteriodorsally on gut, and 2 ventrally near end of tail; by about 5.5 mm, on isthmus, vexillum, and ventrally on tail. Anal fin formation: 1 (minute) anterior to base of anal fin rays, on vexillum, a few specks dorsally near end of tail, one speck dorsally on fore and midbrain. Sequence of fin development: dorsal and anal, pectorals, caudal. | ||||
| 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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