| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Neira, F.J., A.G. Miskiewicz and T. Trnski 1998 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 3.7 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL | 58 | 52 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | coastal waters of northern and central New South Wales | |||
| 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: short-based anal fin; series of melanophores along entire ventral surface of gut; series of melanophores along lateral midline of tail; melanophores scattered on caudal finfold and around notochord tip. Sequence of fin formation: caudal (5.3-7.9 mm); dorsal (5.9->8.2 mm); anal (5.9->8.2 mm); pectoral (6.0->8.2 mm); pelvic (7.1->8.2 mm). Larvae settle at the bottom at >8.2-<19.9 mm BL. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 33 | 33 | 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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