Morphology Data of Porogadus solomonensis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller, 2021
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
Cross section compressed
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following characters: precaudal vertebrae 17-18; first gill arch with long gill rakers 16-17; HL:HD 1.71-1.79; relatively few and moderately strong head spines: on ethmoidal, interorbital, supraorbital, sphenotic, supratemporal, inner and outer posttemporal, while weak lacrimal ridge and absent on prefrontal, along inner and outer preopercular rim and 5th infraorbital; opercular spine is weak and flat; maxilla no scales; small opercular flap; lower lateral line pores until beginning of anal fin 19; basibranchial tooth patches consisting of single median and pair of small lateral patches; broad dentition patch on vomer (4 rows of teeth) and on palatines (5-7 rows of teeth); otolith with single colliculum; OL:OH = 1.42-1.60; OL:TCL = 2.24-2.34 (Ref. 125143).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Porogadus solomonensis

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 17 - 18
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

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

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

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