Morphology Data of Pseudoplesiops wassi
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Gill, A.C. and A.J. Edwards, 2003
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 compressed
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Caudal fin rounded or truncate to slightly emarginate (Ref. 50540).

Description: Characterized by having two color varieties: pale yellow with pinkish head and base of dorsal and anal fins with blue flecks or overall brown with pink to reddish head; single lateral-line scale; greatest depth of body 21.3-28.2 % of SL (Ref. 90102).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Pseudoplesiops wassi

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series 32 - 39
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle 16 - 16
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb 8 - 13
on upper limb 2 - 4
total 10 - 17
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 1 - 1
Soft-rays total 27 - 29
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 2 - 2
Soft-rays total 16 - 18

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     0
Soft-rays   16 - 18
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     1
Soft-rays   3 - 3
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