Main Ref. | Wisner, R.L., 1974 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | clearly convex |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Small patches (scales) of luminous tissue at certain photophores (although subject to erosion, these luminous scales are quite persistent and are evident on specimens that have lost all body scales and most scale pockets). |
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 | 13 - 15 |
on upper limb | 6 - 8 |
total | 21 - 23 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 34 - 36 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 14 - 14 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 15 - 16 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 12 - 13 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |