Morphology Data of Sternopygus obtusirostris
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Crampton, W.G.R., K.G. Hulen and J.S. Albert, 2004
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
Dorsal head profile clearly convex
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth sub-terminal/inferior
Type of scales cycloid scales
Diagnosis

Body and head of living specimens uniformly black or very dark purple-brown with no humeral spot or patch; juveniles undergo striking pigmentation change from uniformly black by day to very pale with two distinct vertical saddle-like markings at night; dorsal margin of head well rounded (very convex) in adults (Ref. 52797).

Description: Caudal fin absent.

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Sternopygus obtusirostris

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 190 - 280
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 15 - 21
Scale rows below lateral line 7 - 13
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal 22 - 26
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes greatly reduced or absent
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 0 - 0
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes other (see remark)

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 195 - 312

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   15 - 17
Pelvics Attributes  suppressed/absent
Position    absent
Spines     0
Soft-rays   0 - 0
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