Main Ref. | Randall, J.E., E.A. Lachner and T.H. Fraser, 1985 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | cycloid scales |
Diagnosis |
Interspaces between dark bars on body faintly reddish; soft rays of median fins reddish. Anterior nostril with very short darkly pigmented posterior flap. Caudal shape rhomboidal. Flat interorbital space. 23-25 scales in longitudinal series. Description: Characterized by slender body; base of caudal fin long; fan-shaped caudal fin; second dorsal and anal fins long; greatest depth of body 3.8-4.5 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | 2 Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | 23 - 25 |
Scale rows above lateral line | 1.5 - 1.5 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 7 - 7 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 14 - 15 |
Barbels | 0 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 16 - 18 |
on upper limb | 6 - 6 |
total | 22 - 24 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | 10 - 10 |
total | 24 - 24 |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 7 - 7 |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 10 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 2 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 15 - 16 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |