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| Main Ref: | Miskiewicz, A.G. and F.J. Neira 1998 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 2.6 | 33617 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL | 78 | 70 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Lake Macquarie, Sydney Harbour, Botany Bay, Swan and Peel-Harvey estuaries | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Striking shape lateral | short and/or deep | dorsal | compressed | |
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | pigmented | ||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | fin rays only without melanophores | |||
| Pelvics | fin rays only with melanophores | |||
| Diagnostic characters: cross-hatched pattern of muscle fibers visible until 13 mm; anus migrates anteriorly from myomere 36 to 33 between 4.7 and 30.7 mm; posterior end of dorsal fin 1-3 myomeres in front of origin of anal fin, not overlapping anal fin. Pigment: 2-5 melanophores above and below notochord tip. Sequence of fin development: dorsal (6.3-13.0 mm); caudal (6.3-13.0 mm); anal (6.3-13.0 mm); pelvic (13.0-20.0 mm); pectoral (20.0-25.8 mm). Gas bladder inflated only in larvae caught at night. Larvae have been caught in Western Australia in coastal waters off Perth from May to November, with peak abundances between July and September, and in the Swan Estuary in all months except February, with peak abundances in May and October (Ref. 33819, 33820); and in New South Wales entering Lake Macquarie from September to July (Ref. 33621), entering Tuggerah Lakes from january to May and October (Ref. 33821), and in coastal waters off Sydney throughout the year (Ref. 33822, 33823). | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 48 | 46 | 33617 | |
| Preanal number of myomeres | 36 | 33 | 33617 |
| L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
| max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
| mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
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