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Main Ref: | Neira, F.J., A.G. Miskiewicz and T. Trnski 1998 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 2.6 | |||
Preanal L. % TL | 63 | 55 |
Place of development | ||||
Larval area | Lower Swan Estuary (WA); Port Phillip Bay (Vic); Gippsland Lakes (Vic) | |||
Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
Yolk | Oil globules | |||
Rows on tail | ||||
Other melanophores on tail |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | normal (not striking) | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | spherical or gut loop | |||
Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | ||
Spinal armature early | opercular spines only | late | several different spines | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral + lateral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | no other melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | unpigmented | late | unpigmented | |
Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
Pectorals | strikingly large with marginal melanophores | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) melanophores at fin base | |||
Diagnostic characters: pectoral fins typically with 11 rays, pigmented distally; single row of 16-22 small melanophores along ventral midline of tail; no pigment laterally along tail until postflexion stage. Sequence of fin formation: pectoral (3.3-4.7 mm); caudal (4.6-6.0 mm); pelvic (4.8-9.3 mm); dorsal (5.0-9.0 mm); anal (5.0-9.0 mm). |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 29 | 28 | 33616 | |
Preanal number of myomeres | 11 | 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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