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Scorpaeniformes - Liparidae

Liparis gibbus (Variegated Snailfish)

Illustration Meristics Life History ELH Descr. Distribution Footnotes
More information for this taxon at: LarvalBase | FishBase | Univ. Washington Data

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
(click for 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


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