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| Main Ref: | Miskiewicz, A.G. and F.J. Neira 1998 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL | 85 | 77 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Upper Swan Estuary | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head | |||
| Eyes pigmented by 3.7 mm. | ||||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Striking shape lateral | short and/or deep | dorsal | compressed | |
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | late | pigmented | ||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Pigmentation late | ||||
| Rows on tail | dorsal + ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | one dorso-ventral cluster or band | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | no melanophores on head or trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | fin rays only | |||
| Pelvics | fin rays only | |||
| Diagnostic characters: anus migrates anteriorly from myomere 40 to 36 between 4.0 and 16.8 mm; posterior end of dorsal fin 5-8 myomeres in front of origin of anal fin; 5-8 internal melanophores dorsally along hindgut. Sequence of fin development: dorsal (6.7-16.0 mm); caudal (7.6-13.0 mm); anal (10.0-16.0 mm); pelvic (14.0->16.8 mm); pectoral (>16.8 mm). Larvae have been caught in the upper Swan Estuary in December and January (Ref. 33820). Gas bladder inflated in postflexion larvae caught at night (Ref. 33617). Yolk sac is resorbed by 4.2 mm NL (Ref. 33617). Scales form after 30 mm SL (Ref. 33830). | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 49 | 46 | 33617 | |
| Preanal number of myomeres | 40 | 36 | 33617 |
| 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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