Main Ref. | Lu, K., 1991 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Lateral line in the middle of the body, straight. Greenish gray in the back and silver white in the stomach. Anal, pectoral, and pelvic fins are orange colored (Ref. 33303). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 14 - 14 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 5 - 6 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 22 - 22 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | 18 - 20 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 20 - 21 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 15 - 16 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 8 - 8 |