| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Neira, F.J., A.G. Miskiewicz and T. Trnski 1998 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 7 | 6.5 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL | 60 | 49 |
| Place of development | in close association with substrate | |||
| Larval area | reared in laboratory at the Australian National University, Canberra | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Yolk-sac larvae remain attached to the substrate (Ref. 35369). | ||||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Shape of gut | ||||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Diagnostic characters: large yolk-sac, resorbed by early postflexion stage; pelvic-fin buds form in yolk-sac larvae during flexion stage; high number of dorsal-fin lements (36-41); body lightly pigmented until late postflexion stage. Sequence of fin formation: dorsal (7.0-11.0 mm); anal (7.0-11.0 mm); caudal (7.0-12.0 mm); pelvic (7.0-12.0 mm); pectoral 8.5-11.0 mm). | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 50 | 49 | 33616 | |
| Preanal number of myomeres | 29 | 20 | 33616 |
| 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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