Main Ref. | Myers, R.F., 1999 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
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 |
Description: Characterized by brown color; pair of brown spots behind eye; cheek and operculum with orange patch; irregular dark lines on forehead; dorsal and anal fin whitish with large blackish area on posterior lobes; dorsal fin with orange tips and black submarginal stripe; pair of large black spots on base of caudal fin; blackish central region and orange marks on caudal fin; pelvic fins yellowish; tubed lateral line scales 18-21+9-15; midlateral scales series 23-25; predorsal scales 9-11; cheek scale rows 4-5 (Ref. 90102). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | 18 - 30 |
Scales in lateral series | 23 - 25 |
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 | 8 - 14 |
on upper limb | 4 - 6 |
total | 12 - 20 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 12 - 12 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 9 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 19 - 21 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |