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): 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:
Preflexion:
Flexion:
Postflexion:
Juvenile:
Pigment Diagnostics: Distinguished from Apodichthys flavidus by: ventral gut pigment extending full length of gut, lack of pigment above notochord and along dorsal surface of gut (Pholis spp.); presence of pelvic fins, 2 anal spines (vs 1 anal spine), fewer myomeres (81-89 vs. 94-101)
Diagnostic Characters: Compared to Apodichthys flavidus, ventral gut pigment extends full length of gut, no pigment above notochord, no pigment spots along dorsal surface of gut (Pholis spp.)
