Diagramma labiosum Macleay 1883

Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 25; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7

Found in shallow estuaries and lagoons (juveniles) and along slopes, deep lagoons for adults, usually in large schools (Ref. 9002). At about 25 cm TL the body form changes from a long, round, caudal fin to the adult form, being a truncate fin (T. Turner, pers. comm., 2002).