| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Neira, F.J., A.G. Miskiewicz and T. Trnski 1998 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 2.1 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL | 63 | 54 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | coastal waters off Perth (WA), Wilson Inlet (WA), and Botany Bay (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: early forming villiform teeth along premaxilla; 4-5 internal melanophores (sometimes coalesced) on hindgut above anus. Sequence of fin formation: caudal (3.9-5.6 mm); dorsal (4.2->5.6 mm); anal (4.2->5.6 mm); pectoral (4.3-5.6 mm); pelvic (5.6 - mm). Larvae settle on the bottom at length greater than 5.6 mm BL. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 32 | 31 | 33616 | |
| Preanal number of myomeres | 16 | 14 | 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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