Main Ref. | Smith, M.M. and P.C. Heemstra, 1986 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Narrow white margin round caudal fin; live specimens bluish or violet (Ref. 4420). Description: Characterized further by dark greyish-black head and body color; fins jet black in color; base of dorsal and anal fins with white band; front of eye with deep groove; corner of mouth to lower end of gill opening with 27-31 head scale rows; body scale rows from upper end of gill opening to caudal fin base 60-70; not prominent longitudinal ridges following scale rows of posterior body; truncate to slightly rounded caudal fin (Ref. 90102). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | 60 - 70 |
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 | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 30 - 35 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 27 - 30 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 14 - 16 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |