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| Main Ref: | Neira, F.J., A.G. Miskiewicz and T. Trnski 1998 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 3 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL | 63 | 51 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | coastal waters of northern and central New South Wales and off Sydney | |||
| 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 on premaxilla; small, persistent gap between anus and origin of anal fin; body lightly pigmented; pigment on tip of jaws and 1 large internal melanophore on nape. Sequence of fin formation: caudal (4.3-6.1 mm); dorsal (4.3-6.8 mm); anal (4.3-7.5 mm); pectoral (5.8-7.8 mm); pelvic (6.1-8.1 mm). Larvae settle on the bottom at about 15.0-16.0 mm BL. Larvae have been caught in the coastal waters off Sydney from August to May and from New South Wales from January to September (Ref. 33622). | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 25 | 25 | 33616 | |
| Preanal number of myomeres | 11 | 10 | 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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