coastal currents. Survival is highest in crevices and behind solid structures, because predators feast on openly exposed eggs. The individual eggs are 1 to 1.4 mm in diameter, depending on the size of the parent fish and also on the local race. Incubation time is about 40 days at 3 C, 15 days at 7 C, or 11 days at 10 C. Eggs die at temperatures above 19 C.

The larvae are 5 to 6 mm long at hatching, with a small yolk sac that is absorbed by the time the larvae reach 10 mm. Only the eyes are well