Morphology Data of Choeroichthys hadiatyae
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Allen, G.R. and Hidayat, N. Erdmann, 2020
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral elongated
Cross section compressed
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

The species of Choeroichthys is distinguished by the following set of characters: D 16, A, 4, P 11; without keels on scutella; total body rings is 40 (15 trunk rings + 25 tail rings); subdorsal rings is 3.75; snout relatively short with its length 2.8 in head length, snout depth 2.4 in snout length, head length 7.1 in SL. Colouration: live color similar to preserved, mainly dark brown with noticeable white bars ventrally on the lower jaw and radiating from the eye; white spots and short bands along the edge of the gill opening (Ref. 123125).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Choeroichthys hadiatyae

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 16 - 16
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total
Soft-rays total 4 - 4

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   11 - 11
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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