Morphology Data of Volodichthys solovjevae
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Balushkin, A.V., 2012
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
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

P 35–37, C 14 (2+ 5/6 +1), rad. pect. 4 (3 + 1); three of them are situated on the top and have notch and inter-radial fenestrae. Three pairs of the saber-like pleural ribs. Two asymphytous and distally hypural plates; rudimentary parhypurale. The mouth is terminal. The teeth are simple. The gill slit is oblique and travels to the 10th–13th P ray, its length is 12.8–13.8% SL; the length of the head (c) is 28.9–30.7% SL; the length wise diameter of the disk is 8.7–12.2% SL. The peritoneum is light-colored; the Cooperation Sea Sea, 990–2012 m (Ref. 89382).

Coloration : the living bodies of both holotypes are grey-lilac. This color becomes more saturated at the end of the body or the ends of the dorsal and anal fins. The caudal fin is dark blue. The pectoral fins are lightly colored at the bottom and central parts. Their ends are dark blue (sometimes in a form of wash-outs) both on the external and internal sides. The head is lightly colored. It has a slight yellowish or pinkish film (especially in the paratype) and small light blue spot on the frontal side at the back. The maw and throat before the disk are lilac-grey. The disk is light with the dark blue border around the periphery. The jaws are light blue. The pupil is grey and has a light blue border. The color of the paratype is mainly pink with little contrast between lilac and blue. The peritoneum in both samples is brown with a greenish tint (Ref. 89382).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Volodichthys solovjevae

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 12 - 13
total 48 - 49

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

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

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

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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