Main Ref. | Mecklenburg, C.W., T.A. Mecklenburg and L.K. Thorsteinson, 2002 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Brown with darker head and back; fins grayish; pectoral yellowish, without spots (Ref. 43939). |
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 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1notched No |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 32 - 32 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; confluent |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 27 - 27 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 29 - 29 | |
Pelvics | Attributes part of sucker-disc |
Position | |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 0 - 0 |