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Main Ref: | Neira, F.J., A.G. Miskiewicz and T. Trnski 1998 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 3.1 | 1.9 | ||
Preanal L. % TL | 59 | 53 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | Lake Macquarie and Botany Bay (NSW); Wilson Inlet (WA) | |||
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 | |||
Elongate posterior preopercular spines in preflexion and flexion larvae; supracleithral and interopercular spines in flexion larvae;1 large internal melanophore over nape; 2 large melanophores ventrally on gut; 1-3 small melanophores under notochord tip. Sequence of fin development: caudal (4.5-7.0 mm); pelvic (5.0-8.8 mm); anal (5.0-10.1 mm); dorsal (5.0-10.4 mm); pectoral (5.9-10.4 mm). Larvae settle on the bottom at about 12.0-13.3 mm BL. |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Total number of myomeres | 25 | 24 | 33616 | |
Preanal number of myomeres | 10 | 8 | 33616 |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | 3.09 | 26433 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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