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): 55, with development increasing to 65
Flexion Length (in mm SL): 17 - 24 mm BL
Length at Transformation (in mm SL): ~30
Fin Development Sequence: Caudal, pectorals, dorsal, 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:
Preflexion: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, pectoral fin, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral,
Flexion: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, dorsal finfold, anal finfold, caudal finfold, pectoral fin, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Postflexion: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, dorsal finfold, anal finfold, caudal finfold, pectoral fin, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Juvenile: mouth, crown, nape, cheek, isthmus, dorsal gut, lateral gut, dorsal finfold, anal finfold, caudal finfold, pectoral fin, dorsal, ventral, mediolateral, caudal,
Pigment Diagnostics: Small melanophores covering body
Diagnostic Characters: Distinguished from other heavily pigmented larvae by: 61-62 total vertebrae, small spots densely concentrated over entire body (except ventrally on gut, dorsal finfold, and posterior edge of gill cover), lightly on caudal peduncle and anal finfold, large size at development, rounded snout
