Main Ref. | De Vos, L. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1990 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Last ray of dorsal fin slightly hardened and less toothed on the posterior side, certainly the distal part (Ref. 27628; [I think the author meant last unbranched ray instead of last ray; Gert Boden, 2001]). Barbels short; anterior barbels not passing the nostrils; posterior barbels just passing the anterior side of the eye (Ref. 27628). Dorsal side brown-silver colored, ventral side silver. A grayish black or black lateral band leaps from the operculum to the caudal fin; dorsal, caudal and anal fins are brown-orange, paired fins are not colored (Ref. 27628). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 26 - 30 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 5.5 - 5.5 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 2 - 2.5 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 10 - 12 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |