Main Ref. | Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | none |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | oval |
Dorsal head profile | clearly convex |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Dorsal filament 3 times longer than eye diameter; pectoral fins rather short, not reaching to anus when appressed. Lateral line extending to below middle of second dorsal fin. Color is gray-reddish; body with small black dots; abdomen black (Ref. 1371). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 25 - 25 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | 1 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 7 - 7 |
on upper limb | 0 - 0 |
total | 7 - 7 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | first fin ray very elongated |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 161 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 107 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 32 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position thoracic beneath origin of D1 | |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 3 |