HEAD SPINE INFORMATION
| Spine | Presence (+) / Absence (0) / Number | | Preocular | + |
| Postocular | + |
| Coronal | 0 |
| Supraocular | + |
| Typanic | + |
| Inferior infraorbital | 2 |
LARVAE INFORMATION
Hatch Size (min-max in mm SL): 5.7
Preanal Length (%SL): 54 - 65
Flexion Length (in mm SL): 8 - 9.3
Length at Transformation (in mm SL): 16 - 21
Fin Development Sequence: Caudal and pectorals, pelvics, dorsal and anal
Larval Pigment Regions: In each developmental larval stage, pigment is present in the regions listed below
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pigment regions)
Yolk-sac: yolk, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, caudal finfold, ventral,
Preflexion:
Flexion: mouth, crown, nape, dorsal gut, lateral gut, ventral gut, caudal finfold, pectoral fin, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Postflexion: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, dorsal gut, dorsal finfold, caudal finfold, pectoral fin, dorsal, mediolateral, caudal,
Juvenile: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, dorsal gut, dorsal finfold, anal finfold, caudal finfold, pectoral fin, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Pigment Diagnostics: Heavy nape and paired fin pigment, pigment on spinous dorsal fin
Diagnostic Characters: See pigment diagnostics
PELAGIC JUVENILES
Five pigment bands on body with four bands extending onto dorsal fin, paired fins heavily pigmented; juveniles become benthic at 40-60 mm SL
