Morphology Data of Aseraggodes umbratilis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Randall, J.E. and O. Gon, 2006
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral short and / or deep
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Diagnosis: Dorsal rays 67-73; anal rays 47-51; the dorsal, anal, and pelvic rays are unbranched; lateral line scales 76-84, including 14-16 anterior to a vertical at upper end of gill opening; lateral line on ocular side of body projecting well above upper eye, but curving downward on head toward upper eye; vertebrae 37-38 (modally 37); dorsal pterygiophores anterior to fourth neural spine 11-13; body depth 2.35-2.5 in SL; large head, its length (HL) 2.9-3.4 in SL; snout length 3.2-3.65 in HL; small eye, diameter 8.7-11.7 in HL; interorbital space very narrow, least vertical width 9.9-23.8 in HL; maxilla extending to or a little beyond a vertical at rear edge of lower eye; upper end of gill opening on a horizontal passing slightly below lower eye; tubular anterior nostril very short, not approaching edge of lower orbit; slender cirri present on front of snout, along ventral side of head, and edge of operculum on blind side, but none along edge of membranous ridge of dorsal and anal rays; caudal peduncle present but extremely short, its length 21.8-64.0 in HL; caudal-peduncle depth 2.0-2.55 in HL; longest dorsal ray 2.05-2.2 in HL; caudal-fin length 3.8-4.2 in SL; pelvic-fin length 2.5-3.1 in HL, usually reaching to base of second anal ray; color of ocular side in alcohol brown with three rows of dark brown blotches about twice orbit diameter, one row dorsal (but well below dorsal fin), one ventral (but well above anal fin), and one along lateral line; fin rays light brown, the membranes dark brown (Ref. 57561).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Aseraggodes umbratilis

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 76 - 84
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 37 - 38

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 67 - 73
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 47 - 51

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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