Main Ref. | Larson, H.K. and C. Vidthayanon, 2000 |
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 | more or less straight |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
Diagnosis |
Transverse scale count backwards 6-8; head, predorsal, breast, belly and pectoral base naked; with narrow, often broken, dark bars on pale body, including short oblique dark bar across side of body commencing in the gap between dorsal fins. |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 21 - 24 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 12 - 13 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 5 - 7 |
Soft-rays total | 6 - 8 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 6 - 8 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 13 - 16 | |
Pelvics | Attributes part of sucker-disc |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |