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): 32.6 - 36.9
Flexion Length (in mm SL): 8
Length at Transformation (in mm SL): 21
Fin Development Sequence: Pectorals and dorsal spines; dorsal rays, anal, and 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: mouth, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, dorsal finfold, anal finfold, caudal finfold, pectoral fin, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Flexion: mouth, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, dorsal finfold, anal finfold, caudal finfold, pectoral fin, 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, dorsal finfold, caudal finfold, pectoral fin, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Pigment Diagnostics:
Diagnostic Characters: Position of mouth moves from terminal to subterminal by postflexion. Transformation specimens of veteran poacher, P. veternus have been identified around the Pribilof Islands. Earlier stages are unknown but larvae from this area may be this species.
