Main Ref. | Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
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 |
General coloration, brown, with 20-22 pale vertical lines on snout and upper lip, extending posteriorly to lower cheek, and approximately 8 sets of double bars on side. Dorsal fin deeply notched; segmented caudal rays 13-14, branched middle 1-7; pinnately branched supraorbital tentacle; lacking nape cirri; posterior rim of anterior nostril with small cirrus, typically branched; upper and lower lip margins crenulate; males with triangular occipital crest (smaller in females); last dorsal ray and caudal peduncle connected by membrane; elongate body, depth at anal-fin origin ca. 6.1 in SL. Maximum length 7 cm TL (Ref. 90102). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
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 | extending over most of the back length |
Fins number | 1notched No |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 13 - 13 |
Soft-rays total | 17 - 19 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 2 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 18 - 19 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 15 - 15 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position jugular | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 4 - 4 |