Morphology Data of Santelmoa fusca
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Matallanas, J., C. Corbella and P.R. Møller, 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 eel-like
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth terminal
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Can be diagnosed by the following characters: mouth terminal; oral valve overlapping the anterior edge of vomer; two posterior nasal pores of similar size; lateral line double with ventral and medio-lateral branches; two irregular rows of palatine teeth; vomerine teeth present; dorsal fin rays 109-113; anal fin rays 88-94; pectoral fin rays 15-17; vertebrae asymmetrical, 27-29 + 87-91 = 114-118; two pyloric caeca well developed; pseudobranch filaments 3-6, elongated. Scales reduced to tail, absent on head and body (Ref. 89950).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Santelmoa fusca

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

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 109 - 113
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total 88 - 94
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   15 - 17
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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