EGG INFORMATION
Egg Diameter (min-max in mm): Number of Oil Globules (min-max): Oil Globule Diameter (min-max in mm): Yolk: Chorion: Egg/Embryo Pigment: Pigment Diagnostics: Diagnostic Characters:
LARVAE INFORMATION
Hatch Size (min-max in mm SL): Preanal Length (%SL): Flexion Length (in mm SL): 7.4 - 10.3
Length at Transformation (in mm SL): Fin Development Sequence: Larval Pigment Regions: In each developmental larval stage, pigment is present in the regions listed below
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pigment regions)
Yolk-sac: yolk, crown, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, pectoral fin, ventral, mediolateral,
Preflexion: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, anal finfold, caudal finfold, pectoral fin, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Flexion: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, anal finfold, caudal finfold, pectoral fin, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Postflexion:
Juvenile:
Pigment Diagnostics:
Diagnostic Characters: Distinguished from other Liparis spp. by: larger size at comparable stages of development, lack of a dorsal-fin notch, higher fin ray counts, ventral outline of abdomen bulges