Main Ref. | Smith, C.L., 1978 |
Utseende refererar till | hane; hona |
Bones in OsteoBase |
specialiserade organ | no special organs |
annat utseende | males alike females |
andra färger | males alike females |
Anmärkningar |
Särskilt slående egenskaper | none |
Lateral kroppsform | fusiform / normal |
Tvärsnitt | compressed |
Dorsal profil av huvudet | more or less straight |
Ögontyp | more or less normal |
Typ av mun/snyte | more or less normal |
Munnens placering | superior |
Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
Diagnos |
Caudal fin rounded in juveniles. Dorsal fin notched between forward spines; 3rd or 4th spine the longest. Bases of soft dorsal and anal fins covered with scales and thick skin; scales small and greatly overlapping. Ground color tawny in individuals in shallow water, shading to pinkish or red in those from deeper water, sometimes with an orange cast. Can change color pattern in a few minutes from almost white to uniformly dark brown depending on mood. Third and fourth vertical bars branch above lateral line forming a W-shaped mark. Several distinct black spots below and behind eye and a characteristic `tuning-fork shaped stripe on top of head, dividing just behind the orbits. (see also Refs. 5221, 5222, 5227 and 2458). |
Ease of Identification |
Sidolinjer | 1 avbruten: No |
Fjäll längs sidolinje | 50 - 50 |
Porbärande fjäll längs sidolinje | |
Fjäll i lateralserie | 98 - 108 |
Antal rader fjäll ovan sidolinje | |
Antal rader fjäll under sidolinje | |
Fjäll runt stjärtfensspole | |
Skäggtömmar | 0 |
Gälspringor (endast hos hajar/rockor) | absent |
Gälräfständer | |
på undre del av gälbåge | 15 - 17 |
på övre del av gälbåge | 8 - 9 |
totalt | 23 - 26 |
Ryggkotor | |
preanal | |
totalt |
Egenskaper | no striking attributes |
Antal fenor | 1notched No |
Antal småfenor | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 11 - 12 |
Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 16 - 18 |
Fettfena | absent |
Egenskaper | more or less truncate |
Antal fenor | 1 |
Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 3 - 3 |
Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 8 - 8 |
Bröstfena | Egenskaper more or less normal |
Fenstrålar hårda | |
Fenstrålar mjuka 17 - 19 | |
Bukfenor | Egenskaper more or less normal |
Position thoracic beneath origin of D1 | |
Fenstrålar hårda 1 | |
Fenstrålar mjuka 5 - 5 |