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Fishery Bulletin 93(1), 1995 



South Australian waters represent the western 

 distributional limit of S. flindersi in southern Aus- 

 tralia (McKay, 1992; Gomon et al., 1994; Kailola et 

 al., 1993). Spawning times for S. flindersi vary 

 throughout its range; a summer spawning is recorded 

 for Victorian populations (Hobday and Wankowski 7 ). 

 No data are available on either the reproductive con- 

 dition of S. flindersi or on the presence or absence of 

 juveniles in South Australian waters. However, on 

 the basis of a lack of larvae, I suggest that spawning 

 does not occur in South Australia and that the west- 

 ern limit of S. flindersi comprises fish recruited from 

 eastern populations. 



Acknowlegments 



I would like to thank G. K. Jones, S. A. Shepherd, A 

 Miskiewicz, J. M. Leis, and A. J. Butler for their help- 

 ful comments on the manuscript. Thanks are also 

 due to A. R. Knight, R. Hudson, R. Moehring, and D. 

 A. Short for their help in collecting and processing 

 plankton samples. 



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