Morphology Data of Eviota maculosa
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Greenfield, D.W., L. Tornabene, M. Gómez-Buckley and M.V. Erdmann, 2018
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 elongated
Cross section oval
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species of Eviota with cephalic sensory-canal pore system lacking only an IT pore (Pattern 2); dorsal/anal fin-ray formula 9/8; some pectoral-fin rays branched; fifth pelvic-fin ray present; urogenital papilla of male wide with straight smooth sides and many small papillae on end; no wedge-shaped mark at caudal-fin base and no dark spot over preural centrum; no distinct dark spots on pectoral-fin base; no postocular spot, but an oblong-to-teardrop-shaped mark dorsolaterally on head behind upper portion of eye; edges of scale pockets darkly pigmented; large round black spots on spines of first dorsal fin, about 1/3 pupil diameter, in larger males; large round spots usually on second dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 118650).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Eviota maculosa

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 24 - 26
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 2
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 7 - 7
Soft-rays total 9 - 9
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 1 - 1
Soft-rays total 8 - 8

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     0
Soft-rays   14 - 17
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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