Morphology Data of Parapercis rufa
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 2001
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
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

No dark bar under eye (only a dusky spot on preorbital below front of eye), and no large dusky area on side of snout. No broad zone of dark brown spots from nape and occiput to operculum. A row of small dark brown spots, one per membrane, in outer third of soft portion of dorsal fin. Body elongate, its depth about 6.2 times in standard length. Eye moderately large, about 3.2 times in head length (Ref 42740).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Parapercis rufa

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 49 - 55
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 14 - 16
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 5
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 16 - 17

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   17 - 18
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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