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| Main Ref: | Neira, F.J. and A.G. Miskiewicz 1998 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 2.6 | |||
| Preanal L. % TL | 63 | 48 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Lake Macquarie, Botany Bay, and Green Cape (NSW); Moreton Bay (QLD) | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Striking shape lateral | short and/or deep | dorsal | normal (not striking) | |
| Striking feature | none | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Spinal armature early | several different spines | late | several different spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | 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 | lateral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Pectorals | strikingly large melanophores at fin base | |||
| Pelvics | fin rays only without melanophores | |||
| Diagnostic characters: light pigment dorsally on head and anterior of trunk; broad band of melanophores scattered over trunk and tail above anus; singel series of 18-20 melanophores along ventral midline of tail; pigmented stripe from snout to posterior margin of opercle. Sequence of fin development: pectoral (2.6-6.4 mm); pelvic (3.3-6.4 mm); dorsal (3.3-7.3 mm); caudal (3.9-7.0 mm); anal (4.0-7.3 mm). Body moderate, compressed. Head moderate in preflexion larvae, large in flexion and postflexion larvae. Teeth along both jaws by late preflexion stage. Two moderate posterior preopercular spines in early preflexion larvae. Two or three anterior preopercular spines and 1 large parietal spine in preflexion larvae; infraorbital, supraocular, supracleithral and cleithral spines in flexion larvae, and 1 posttemporal, 1-2 pterotic and 1 nasal spine in early postflexion larvae. Gut moderate to long, coiled. Gas bladder above foregut. Large, wing-shaped, pectoral fins, extending beyond anus from flexion stage. Lateral line scales begin to form at settlement. Larvae are present in Lake Macquarie (NSW) from November to May, with peak abundances between January and March (Ref. 33621), and in coastal waters off Sydney (NSW) from October to May (Ref. 33622). | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 28 | 27 | 34073 | |
| Preanal number of myomeres | 11 | 10 | 34073 |
| 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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