Main Ref. | Tan, H.H., 2009 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Can be distinguished from other species in possessing the following combination of characters: a thick-set body (body depth 30.5-33.7 % SL) with the anterior part of the body reminiscent of the taxon Anabas; head devoid of pattern except for a preorbital stripe that runs from the black lower lip to the eye, and continuous with a postorbital stripe to the posterior edge of the opercle; in living specimens, the opercle with faint gold iridescent scales; and some median caudal rays projecting beyond the fin margin (Ref. 81926). Description: dorsal fin situated far back; caudal fin lanceolate; pelvic fin filamentous (Re. 81926). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 30 - 32 |
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 | 30 - 31 |
Attributes | other |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 0 - 1 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 1 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 27 - 29 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 12 - 14 | |
Pelvics | Attributes other (see remarks) |
Position before origin of D1 | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |