EGG INFORMATION
Egg Diameter (min-max in mm): 2.25
Number of Oil Globules (min-max): Oil Globule Diameter (min-max in mm): Yolk: Chorion: White
Egg/Embryo Pigment: Pigment Diagnostics: Diagnostic Characters: Eggs laid in conical-shaped mass
LARVAE INFORMATION
Hatch Size (min-max in mm SL): 11.2
Preanal Length (%SL): 45
Flexion Length (in mm SL): 13
Length at Transformation (in mm SL): 18 - 21
Fin Development Sequence: Caudal, dorsal and anal, pectorals
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: crown, nape, dorsal gut, ventral gut, ventral, mediolateral,
Flexion: crown, nape, cheek, dorsal gut, ventral gut, ventral, mediolateral,
Postflexion: mouth, crown, cheek, dorsal gut, ventral gut, anal finfold, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Juvenile:
Pigment Diagnostics: Distinguished from Xiphister spp. by: dorsal body midline unpigmented in preflexion and flexion larvae. Distinguished from Anoplarchus purpurescens by: lack of hypural spots in preflexion and flexion larvae
Diagnostic Characters: Distinguished from Xiphister spp. by: relatively larger at comparable stages of development (e.g., hatching occurs >10.0 mm SL), larger relative eye diameter, dorsal body midline unpigmented in preflexion and flexion larvae. Distinguished from Anoplarchus purpurescens by: lack of hypural spots in preflexion and flexion larvae
