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 | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Description: Body greyish silver; head ventrally white, operculum margin brownish yellow; pectoral fin pale, axil black, other fins black. Body depth 2.6-2.8 in SL. Dorsal 3rd to 5th spines longest. Caudal fin emarginate slightly. (Ref. 90102) |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 65 - 65 |
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 | 20 - 20 |
on upper limb | 9 - 9 |
total | 29 - 29 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 14 - 14 |
Soft-rays total | 19 - 19 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes | more or less truncate |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 17 - 17 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |