| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Neira, F.J., A.G. Miskiewicz and T. Trnski 1998 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 1.9 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL | 69 | 48 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Swan Estuary (WA); coastal waters off Sydney (NSW) | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Shape of gut | ||||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Diagnostic characters: moderately elongate, flattened snout; elongate, early forming pelvic fins, pigmented in postflexion larvae; 1 melanophore on pelfiv-fin base; melanophore series along ventral midline of tail. Sequence of fin formation: pelvic (1.9-3.4 mm); pectoral (3.4-7.0 mm); anal (3.8-8.0 mm); caudal (4.0-6.8 mm); dorsal (4.2-8.0 m). Larvae settle on the bottom at length greater than 8.0 mm BL. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 34 | 32 | 33616 | |
| Preanal number of myomeres | 17 | 9 | 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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