Main Ref. | Sarmento-Soares, L.M. and R.F. Martins-Pinheiro, 2008 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | always different morphology between mature adults |
Different colors | |
Remarks | Mature males with visible genital papilla, with a short deferent duct (vs. not evident in females). |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | eyes with fixed fatty (adipose) tissue/eyelids |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Differs from all congeners by its unique color pattern with scattered small white spots over the sides of the body and caudal fin with dark vertical bars. Can be further distinguished by the following combination of characters : third nuchal plate broad, with short lateral projection, post-Weberian vertebrae alternatingly ribbed and unribbed; caudal-fin lobes of equal length in mature females, upper lobe more elongated in mature males; and 31-33 post-Weberian vertebrae (Ref. 79512). Description: A iii,6-7; V i+5 (Ref. 79512). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
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 | 31 - 33 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 1 - 1 |
Soft-rays total | 4 - 5 |
Adipose fin | present |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 10 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 4 - 5 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 6 - 6 |