Main Ref. | Eccles, D.H., 1992 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Description: Gill rakers 2+1+7 (Ref. 130283). Dorsal fin with 7 spines and 9 soft rays; anal fin with 1 spine and 7-8 soft rays; pectoral fin with 18-20 rays; no free pectoral-fin rays; 2nd-4th dorsal spines elongated to head length (Ref. 4967, 130283). Scales on lateral line 32-34; transversal scales 9-10; predorsal scales 13-14; predorsal scales almost to eyes, none on opercle (Ref. 130283). Colouration: Brownish, mottled, dark blotch on upper pectoral-fin base, white area in front, this yellow in life (Ref. 130283). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | 32 - 34 |
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 | 7 - 7 |
on upper limb | 2 - 2 |
total | 10 - 10 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 7 - 7 |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 1 - 1 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 8 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 18 - 20 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |