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| Main Ref: | Neira, F.J., A.G. Miskiewicz and T. Trnski 1998 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 3.5 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL | 69 | 63 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Swan Estuary (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 | |||
| Diagnostic characters: 4-7 melanophores ventrally along dentary; internal melanophore series from roof of mouth to under brain, continuing dorsally over entire gut and ventrally along caudal peduncle before becoming external; 1 melanophore on posterior end of dorsal-fin anlage by 4.8 mm; pigment around notochord tip laterally on caudal peduncle. Sequence of fin formation: caudal (about 4.8->5.0 mm); dorsal (4.8->5.0 mm); anal (4.8->5.0 mm); pectoral (>5.0 mm). | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 54 | 53 | 33616 | |
| Preanal number of myomeres | 32 | 32 | 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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