EGG INFORMATION
Egg Diameter (min-max in mm): 1.2 - 1.56
Number of Oil Globules (min-max): Oil Globule Diameter (min-max in mm): Yolk: Homogeneous
Chorion: Sculptured with polygonal pattern
Egg/Embryo Pigment: head, nape, gut, yolk, dorsal, lateral, ventral, anus, finfold, notochord tip,
Pigment Diagnostics: Heavy pigment scattered uniformly over head and body, pigment on tip of notochord but not on rest of tail
Diagnostic Characters: Egg diameter (1.20-1.56 mm), polygonal sculpturing on envelope surface
LARVAE INFORMATION
Hatch Size (min-max in mm SL): 3.7 - 3.9
Preanal Length (%SL): <50
Flexion Length (in mm SL): 6.1 - 8.5
Length at Transformation (in mm SL): 8.2->11.4
Fin Development Sequence: Caudal slightly before dorsal and anal, pelvics, 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: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, dorsal finfold, anal finfold, caudal finfold, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Flexion: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, dorsal finfold, anal finfold, caudal finfold, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Postflexion: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, dorsal finfold, anal finfold, caudal finfold, pectoral fin, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Juvenile: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, dorsal finfold, anal finfold, caudal finfold, pectoral fin, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Pigment Diagnostics: Distinguished from other pleuronectids without pigment bands by: heavy pigment pattern. Distinguished from Pleuronichthys decurrens by: less finfold pigment
Diagnostic Characters: Distinguished from other pleuronectids without pigment bands by: heavy pigment pattern. Distinguished from Pleuronichthys decurrens by: less finfold pigment, precaudal vertebrae 12-13 (P. decurrens usually has 13-15), lack of pterotic spines
