Morphology Data of Hoplobrotula badia
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Machida, Y., 1990
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
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Rather elongate body with blunt head; eye almost as long as snout; upper jaws ends well behind eye; 3 sharp spines on preopercle and 1strong opercular spine; 1 median and a pair of basibranchial tooth patches; 5-6 developed rakers on anterior gill arch; pelvic fins inserted beneath eye and extended well beyond head; precaudal vertebrae 13 (Ref. 34024). Snout spine present (Ref. 34024).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Hoplobrotula badia

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 10 - 10
Scale rows below lateral line 27 - 27
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total 5 - 5
Vertebrae
preanal
total 53 - 53

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 94 - 94
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 79

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   22
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   2
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