| 主な参照 | Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| 専門の臓器 | other |
| 異なる出現 | always different morphology between mature adults |
| 異なる色 | |
| 意見 | Males with brood pouch; females with ovipositor (Ref. 205). |
| 目立つ特徴 | |
| 身体の側面 | eel-like |
| 横断面 | |
| 後頭部の側面 | |
| 目の種類 | |
| 目/鼻の種類 | tube-like |
| 口の場所 | terminal |
| Type of scales | |
| 診断 |
Similar to M. andersonii but more slender, longer snout and has fewer trunk-rings, normally 14 versus 15-17 (Ref. 48635). Description: Characterized by dark brown color with 8-12 narrow whitish bars across back; head, trunk and tail ridges usually with small white spots; 10 caudal rays; rings 14-15 + 37-31; discontinuous superior trunk and tail ridges; inferior trunk ridge ends at anal ring; continuous lateral trunk ridge with inferior tail ridge; length of snout 2.2-2.5 in head length; depth of snout 2.9-4.0 in snout length; head length 6.9-7.8 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Ease of Identification |
| 側線 | 中断された: No |
| 側線ラインの長さ | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| 側線ラインより上の規模 | |
| 側線ラインより下の規模 | |
| 側線（尾鰭付近）周囲の規模 | |
| ひげ | |
| 鰓(サメ/エイのみ) | |
| 鰓篩 | |
| 下部のヒレに | |
| 上部のヒレの上に | |
| 合計 | |
| 脊つい | |
| 肛門前方の | |
| 合計 |
| 属性 | |
| 鰭の数 | |
| 小離鰭の数 | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| 脊椎の合計 | |
| 全体の鰭 | 16 - 18 |
| 脂びれ |
| 属性 |
| 鰭の数 | |
| 脊椎の合計 | |
| 全体の鰭 | 2 - 4 |
| 胸の | 属性 |
| 脊椎 | |
| 鰭 12 - 15 | |
| 骨盤の | 属性 suppressed/absent |
| 場所 absent | |
| 脊椎 | |
| 鰭 |