Main Ref. | |
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 | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Laterosensory canal along the ventral surface of dentary always with 5 pores; anterior profile of the head rounded in lateral view; and scales on the lateral line 40-45 (Ref. 81195). Description: Dorsal-fin rays ii,10-12; ii,11; anal-fin rays ii,7-9; pectoral-fin rays i,10-12; pelvic-fin rays i,7-8. Longitudinal series of scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin origin 3.5-5.5. Gill rakers on first epibranchial approximately 12, most in form of small denticulated plates (Ref. 81195). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 40 - 45 |
Pored lateral line scales | 40 - 45 |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 4.5 - 5.5 |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 19 - 20 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 12 - 14 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 11 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 11 - 13 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 8 - 9 |