Main Ref. | Kullander, S.O. and R. Britz, 2002 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Possesses a distinct blotch on superficial portion of the cleithrum, but distinguished by color pattern of flanks which includes about 11 dark brown to blackish vertical bars, commonly connected by similarly pigmented horizontal band, and by having single short extrascapular with one distal pore instead of two. Interorbital space 5.9-6.8% SL. Rounded caudal fin with no dark blotch on caudal peduncle (Ref. 46238). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 25 - 26 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 16 - 19 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | 6 - 7 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | 14 - 14 |
total | 26 - 28 |
Attributes | extending over most of the back length |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 16 - 17 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 8 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 11 - 13 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position thoracic behind origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |