Main Ref. | Myers, R.F., 1991 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Females sexually dichromatic dottyback are uniformly grey, sometimes becoming yellowish or reddish on the tail (Ref. 37816). Description: Characterized by bluish color of male with extensive yellow area from lower head to pectoral fin, yellow stripe along lateral line, several thin, light blue bars on lower side; female bluish grey to reddish brown, base of yellow tail with red patch; anterior lateral line scales 23-31; predorsal scales 11-19; depth of body 24.9-27.3 % of SL (Ref. 90102). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | 27 - 45 |
Scales in lateral series | 30 - 37 |
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 | 10 - 11 |
on upper limb | 3 - 5 |
total | 13 - 16 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 21 - 23 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 12 - 14 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 16 - 20 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |