Main Ref. | Pezold, P.L. and H.K. Larson, 2015 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: D2 12; A 13; upper jaw teeth in 2-3 rows; tongue fleshy,truncate to bifurcate, not rounded; upper lip not constricted; absence of a dark spot, with cornification or tentacle on dorsoposterior surface of the eye; anterior nares not darkly pigmented; without spots on gular membrane beneath preopercle or anterior process of quadrate; no membranous crest on nape; scales are mostly ctenoid; lateral scales 27-34; in males spines of first dorsal fin elongate, with third and fourth spines of appressed fin reaching beyond second dorsal fin to near caudal-fin base; pectoral-fin rays 20-23; males with pelvic fins dusky while centrally dusky in females; neural arches incomplete over caudal vertebrae (Ref. 103856). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 27 - 34 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | 26 - 28 |
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 | 4 - 4 |
on upper limb | 3 - 3 |
total | 7 - 7 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 7 - 7 |
Soft-rays total | 10 - 12 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 1 - 1 |
Soft-rays total | 12 - 12 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 20 - 23 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |