Morphology Data of Careproctus brevipectoralis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Chernova, N.V., 2014
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 oval
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: vertebrae 55 (10+45), no pleural ribs; D 49, A 43, P 26, C 9 (principal rays); hypural is unslitted; head small, 17.7 % SL; preanal length 34.0 % SL; body is deep behind the head (119 % lc) and above anal-fin origin (113 % lc), end of tail thin (at about one fifth SL); eye 26.4 % lc; pelvic disk 41.5 % lc; pores 2-6-7-1; pectoral-fin upper lobe short (11.3 % SL), lower lobe slightly longer (13.3 % SL). Colouration: when fresh it is grayish brown with reddish tint; peritoneum black (Ref. 123325).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Careproctus brevipectoralis

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 10 - 10
total 55 - 55

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 49 - 49
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total
Soft-rays total 43 - 43

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   26 - 26
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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