| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Neira, F.J., A.G. Miskiewicz and T. Trnski 1998 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | 7.5 | 6.9 | ||
| Preanal L. % TL | 61 | 55 |
| Place of development | ||||
| Larval area | reared at Narrandera Fisheries Centre (NSW) | |||
| 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: mouth slightly subterminal from late postflexion stage; ratio of snout length to eye diameter: 102-193% in transformed larvae; large yolk sac at hatching, persisting until postflexion stage; blotches of pigment laterally over trunk in transforming larvae. Sequence of fin formation: caudal (7.2-8.8 mm); dorsal (7.2-10.2 mm); anal (7.2-10.2 mm); pectoral (7.5-9.2 mm); pelvic (7.5-13.3 mm). | ||||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Total number of myomeres | 37 | 33 | 33616 | |
| Preanal number of myomeres | 16 | 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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