| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Neira, F.J., A.G. Miskiewicz and T. Trnski 1998 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 3 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL | 58 | 46 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | coastal waters off Perth (WA); Botany Bay (NSW); coastal waters of 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: gut initially straight, with a single coil and striations from 4 mm; 1-6 posterior preopercular spines; melanophore series along dorsal midline of trunk and tail; series along dorsal-fin base paired from flexion stage, series along trunk disappears from early postflexion stage. Sequence of fin formation: caudal (4.6-7.5 mm); dorsal (5.4-7.5 mm); anal (5.4-7.5 mm); pelvic (6.5->11.4 mm); pectoral (7.0->11.4 mm). Larvae settle on the bottom at 11.4-16.3 mm BL. | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 45 | 41 | 33616 | |
| Preanal number of myomeres | 21 | 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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