Morphology Summary - Distichodus schenga

Sex attributes

Striking features
Body shape lateral (shape guide)	short and / or deep
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth	sub-terminal/inferior
Type of scales
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: snout short; mouth inferior; head about 5 times in fork length; juveniles with 12-16 dark vertical bars (Ref. 52193). Description: scales ctenoid; adipose and caudal fins covered by scales; lateral line straight; body deep, compressed, nape rising steeply, with straight or convex profile; head small, pointed; mouth inferior, with 2 rows of bicuspid teeth; dorsal fin with 4 unbranched and 19-23 branched rays; anal fin with 4 unbranched and 10-12 branched rays (Ref. 52193). Coloration: adults silvery olive with sooty dorsal, anal and caudal fins; pectorals and pelvics yellowish; juveniles silvery, with 12—16 dark vertical bars (usually obscure) and a prominent dark spot at the base of the caudal fin (Ref. 52193).
Ease of Identification

Lateral Lines	Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line	67 - 70
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
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Attributes