| FishBase |
| Main Ref: | Gomon, M.F. and F.J. Neira 1998 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL | 44 | 30 |
| Place of development | in brood pouch | |||
| Larval area | Swan Estuary (WA) and Lake Macquarie (NSW) | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Rows on tail | ||||
| Other melanophores on tail | ||||
| Striking feature | tube-like snout | |||
| Striking shape lateral | other | dorsal | other | |
| Striking feature | tube-like snout | |||
| Shape of gut | elongated | |||
| Gas bladder early | visible | late | visible | |
| Spinal armature early | other spines | late | other spines | |
| Pigmentation early | ||||
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | more than two dorso-ventral clusters or bands | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
| Other melanophores on tail | more than two dorso-ventral clusters or bands | |||
| Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
| Peritoneum | with row of melanophores | |||
| Diagnostic characters: body extremely slender and cylindrical; head with an elongate, tubular snout, and a small, flap-like mouth; long-based dorsal fin, positioned between trunk rings 5-9 and tail rings 5-7; no caudal fin. Sequence of fin development: newly emerged larvae have a fully-formed dorsal fin; pectoral fin rays first appear by 17 mm. Supraoccipital and otic crests, and median dorsal snout ridge absent in newly emerged larvae. Gut moderate and straight. Small gas bladder over foregut. Body ridges not apprent at birth, but tiny body spines are developed. | ||||
| 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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