Main Ref. | Ferraris, C.J. and R.P. Vari, 2007 |
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 | eyes with fixed fatty (adipose) tissue/eyelids |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Diagnosed from other species of the genus by the combination of the following characters: gill rakers on the first gill arch 15-19; branched pectoral-fin rays 15-17; accessory premaxillary tooth patch extending posteriorly nearly to the terminus of the gape; branched anal-fin rays 46-54; posterior limit of the gape located under orbit; fleshy flap along the anterior margin of the posterior naris extending medial of the medial margin of the naris by a distance equal to, or greater than, the transverse dimension of the posterior naris; length of the pectoral-fin spine 16.8-18% SL; lateral margin of the pectoral spine rough; snout in lateral view somewhat rounded; and dorsal view slightly trilobed (Ref. 75095). Description: D II,6 - II,7; A iv,46 - v,54; P I,15 - 1,17; V i+5 (Ref. 75095). |
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 | 8 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 11 - 14 |
on upper limb | 4 - 5 |
total | 15 - 19 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 52 - 54 |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 2 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 6 - 7 |
Adipose fin | present |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 50 - 59 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 15 - 17 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position abdominal | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 6 - 6 |