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Main Ref: | Neira, F.J., A.G. Miskiewicz and T. Trnski 1998 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 1.6 | 27734 | ||
Preanal L. % TL | 62 | 50 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Southwestern Pacific (coastal waters off Lake Macquarie (NSW) and Sydney (NSW)); Northwestern Pacific (Japan) | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Rows on tail | ||||
Other melanophores on tail | ||||
Striking feature | teeth clearly visible | |||
Striking shape lateral | short and/or deep | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | teeth clearly visible | |||
Shape of gut | triangular | |||
Gas bladder early | late | |||
Spinal armature early | opercular spines only | late | ||
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail with single melanophore | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Rows on tail | dorsal row | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
Posterior preopercular spine at angle long from early preflexion stage; supraoccipital crest high and serrate, with a single peak posteriorly; one supracleithral spine from early flexion stage, a second spine in postflexion stage; paired melanophore series along dorsal midline of trunk and tail. Sequence of fin formation: caudal (3.0-5.8 mm); dorsal (3.8-9.1 mm); anal (3.8-9.1 mm); pectoral (5.3-<12.8 mm); pelvic (5.6-8.9 mm). At the caudal region very small chromatophores. Two teeth on the upper and two on the lower jaw (Ref. 65). Larvae have been caught entering Lake Macquarie (NSW) from December to February (Ref. 33621), and in coastal waters off Sydney (NSW) from August to May (Ref. 33822, 33823). |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 25 | 24 | 33616 | |
Preanal number of myomeres | 12 | 10 | 33616 |
L 1st feeding | Ref. |
Months of presence of larvae
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max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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