Main Ref. | Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | clearly concave |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
Diagnosis |
Description: Characterized by mainly brown color with black upper head and bright yellow bar intermediately behind head; yellow-orange dorsal and anal fins, brown basally, posterior margin narrow blue; last few anal rays covered by conspicuous black spot; dorsal rays XI,24-25; anal rays II,18-19; pectoral rays 15-16; total gill rakers on first brachial arch 14-18; tubed lateral line scales 56-65; extremely long and slender snout, 2.6-3.2 in SL; tiny gape, 3.5-8.3 in eye diameter; finely ctenoid scales on head and body (Ref. 90102, p. 1122). Snout length 1.5-1.6 in HL. Body depth 2.3-2.7 in SL (Ref. 90102. p. 537). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | 56 - 65 |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 9 - 10 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 23 - 25 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 23 - 25 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 18 |
on upper limb | 14 |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 11 - 11 |
Soft-rays total | 24 - 25 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes | more or less truncate |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 2 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 18 - 19 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 15 - 16 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |