Main Ref. | Bigorne, R., 1990 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | other |
Different appearance | males alike females |
Different colors | males alike females |
Remarks |
Striking features | none |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | clearly concave |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
Type of scales | cycloid scales |
Diagnosis |
Body height 5-5.4 x SL, head length 6.9-7.5 x SL, snout smaller than eye, eye diameter 3.8-4.5 x head length, maxilla extends to vertical of eye center or just under the eye's posterior border, ventral spines 25-32 |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 120 - 168 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | 0 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 8 - 10 |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 108 - 130 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 11 - 13 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |