Main Ref. | Burgess, W.E., 1978 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | striking fins |
Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | clearly concave |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
Diagnosis |
Description: A pair of bony knobs is on the forehead (Ref.1602). Adults with short banner (Ref. 48636). Snout length 3.0-3.6 in HL; body depth 1.5-1.6 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 58 - 64 |
Pored lateral line scales | 55 - 61 |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 9 - 10 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 23 - 26 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | 0 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | 13 - 19 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | first fin ray very elongated |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 12 - 12 |
Soft-rays total | 24 - 27 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 17 - 19 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 17 - 18 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position thoracic beneath origin of D1 | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |