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): <50, with development increasing to 50
Flexion Length (in mm SL): Length at Transformation (in mm SL): Fin Development Sequence: Caudal, pectorals, anal, dorsal, pelvics
Larval Pigment Regions: In each developmental larval stage, pigment is present in the regions listed below
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pigment regions)
Yolk-sac:
Preflexion: none,
Flexion: crown, mediolateral,
Postflexion: crown, dorsal, ventral,
Juvenile: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Pigment Diagnostics: Distinguished from other myctophids with round eyes by: dorsal midline melanophores restricted to 1-2 spots posterior to adipose fin
Diagnostic Characters: See myctophid photophore figure. Only Br2 forms during the larval period. Distinguished from other myctophids with round eyes by: dorsal midline melanophores restricted to 1-2 spots posterior to adipose fin, head and eyes large with the body tapered
