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Main Ref: | Miskiewicz, A.G. and F.J. Neira 1998 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 4.3 | |||
Preanal L. % TL | 89 | 76 |
Place of development | ||||
Larval area | Wilson Inlet (WA), Lake Macquarie and Sydney (NSW) | |||
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 | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | pigmented | |
Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
Pectorals | fin rays only without melanophores | |||
Pelvics | fin rays only without melanophores | |||
Diagnostic characters: muscle fibers without cross-hatched pattern; hindgut without striations; anus migrates anteriorly from myomere 40 to 37 between 3.7 and 18.1 mm; posterior end of dorsal fin 2-4 myomeres in front of origin of anal fin; no pigment around tip of notochord in preflexion larvae; 2-4 bilateral pairs of melanophores dorsally along posteriormost hindgut, above anus. Gas bladder inflated only in larvae caught at night (Ref. 33617). |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 50 | 47 | 33617 | |
Preanal number of myomeres | 40 | 37 | 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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