<P> After mating , the fertilized eggs of the California spiny lobster are carried on the female 's pleopods until they hatch , with between 120,000 and 680,000 carried by a single female . The eggs begin coral red , but darken as they develop to a deep maroon . When she is carrying the eggs , the female is said to be `` berried '' . The eggs are ready to hatch after 10 weeks , and spawning takes place from May to August . The larvae that hatch ( called phyllosoma larvae ) do not resemble the adults . Instead , they are flat , transparent animals around 14 mm ( 0.55 in ) long , but as thin as a sheet of paper . The larvae feed on plankton , and grow through ten molts into ten further larval stages , the last of which is around 30 -- 32 mm ( 1.2 -- 1.3 in ) long . The full series of larval molts takes around 7 months , and when the last stage molts , it metamorphoses into the puerulus state , which is a juvenile form of the adult , though still transparent . The puerulus larvae settle to the sea floor when the water is near its maximum temperature , which in Baja California is in the fall . </P>
<P> After mating , the fertilized eggs of the California spiny lobster are carried on the female 's pleopods until they hatch , with between 120,000 and 680,000 carried by a single female . The eggs begin coral red , but darken as they develop to a deep maroon . When she is carrying the eggs , the female is said to be `` berried '' . The eggs are ready to hatch after 10 weeks , and spawning takes place from May to August . The larvae that hatch ( called phyllosoma larvae ) do not resemble the adults . Instead , they are flat , transparent animals around 14 mm ( 0.55 in ) long , but as thin as a sheet of paper . The larvae feed on plankton , and grow through ten molts into ten further larval stages , the last of which is around 30 -- 32 mm ( 1.2 -- 1.3 in ) long . The full series of larval molts takes around 7 months , and when the last stage molts , it metamorphoses into the puerulus state , which is a juvenile form of the adult , though still transparent . The puerulus larvae settle to the sea floor when the water is near its maximum temperature , which in Baja California is in the fall . </P>
how many eggs the fish produces each time
how many eggs the fish produces each time
120,000 and 680,000
120,000 and 680,000