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Larvae Information Summary for
Microgadus proximus
| Main Ref: | Matarese, A.C., A.W. Kendall, D.M. Blood and M.V. Vinter 1989 | |||
Yolk-sac larvae
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Central California, 34-38°N, to Bering Sea, 54-66°N | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Post larvae
| Striking feature | ||||
| Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Shape of gut | ||||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Diagnostic characters: presence of pigment; anterior placement of bars; rays on superior hypural = 5; distinguished from Gadus macrocephalus by: dorsal pigment separated in specimens <13 mm SL, bars not continuous; distinguished from Theragra chalcogramma by: anterior bar begins closer to anus. Pigment: pesence of bars; single row on each side of ventral midline anteriorly and a single row along ventral midline posteriorly; large melanophores scattered on ventral surface of gut. Sequence of fin development: caudal, 1st anal, 2nd anal; 3rd, 2nd, and 1st dorsal (nearly simultaneously); pelvics, pectorals. | ||||
| L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
| Water parameters Metric characters |
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