| Main Ref: | Neira, F.J., A.G. Miskiewicz and T. Trnski 1998 | |||
| min | max | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL | 44 | 46 |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | Barker Inlet (SA) and Gippsland Lakes (Vic) | |||
| 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: body very elongate (BD 9-10%); no pigment on head, and dorsal and lateral surfaces of trunk and tail; prominent stellate melanophore at pelvic-fin base; series of stellate melanophores laterally along gut; series of melanophores along anal-fin base, about 1 per anal-fin pterygiophore. Sequence of fin formation: caudal (<14.1 mm); dorsal (<14.1->15.9 mm); anal (<14.1->15.9 mm); pectoral (<14.1->15.9 mm); pelvic (<14.1 mm). | ||||
| min | max | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 39 | 40 | 33616 | |
| Preanal number of myomeres | 12 | 13 | 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 | ||
| Water parameters Metric characters |