Main Ref. | Collette, B.B., 1999 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | striking type of mouth |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | oval |
Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | lower jaw greatly elongated |
Position of mouth | superior |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Prolonged, beak-like lower jaw, contained in 4.2-5.9 times in SL and 0.95-1.4 times in head length; upper jaw short, triangular, and scaly, its width 0.6-0.9 times in its length; length of preorbital bone contained in 1.7-2.2 times in diameter of orbit and 1.0-1.4 times in length of upper jaw. Total number of gill rakers on first arch 33-47; dorsal and anal fin rays 14-16. Caudal fin forked, with lower lobe longer than upper (Ref. 9843). Description: Characterized by greenish color dorsally and silvery white ventrally with red fleshy tip on lower jaw; depth of body about 6.7 in SL; well developed anterior lobe of dorsal fin; body width contained 1.1-1.3 in its depth (Ref. 90102). |
Ease of Identification |
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 | 0 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 26 - 32 |
on upper limb | 10 - 14 |
total | 33 - 47 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | 38 - 42 |
total | 56 - 60 |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 14 - 16 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked; asymmetric |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 14 - 16 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 11 - 12 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position | |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays |