Main Ref. | Turner, G.F., R.L. Robinson, P.W. Shaw and G.R. Carvalho, 2004 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
диагноз |
Diagnosis: Relatively shallow body with flat dorsal profile; relatively large, upwardly-pointing mouth with strongly protruding lower jaw; large number of gill-rakers (Ref. 55949). Description: Moderately elongated with fairly large teeth and predatory facies; eyes not particulary large; snout narrow and fairly concave in profile, with a prominent premaxillary pedicel; mental process moderate to prominent (Ref. 55949). Dorsal fin with 14-15 spines and 11-13 rays, spines slender, last 1/3 length of head; anal fin with 3 spines and 10-11 rays, third spine stronger and shorter than last dorsal; pectoral fin length 66-75% of head length, not reaching anal fin; caudal fin emarginate (Ref. 127501). Colouration: Females and non-breeding males with silvery countershaded body, grey dorsally; snout dark; body with an overall silver sheen; fins generally grey, though pelvic fins may be white; males in breeding dress develop a darker head and dorsum, black eyes, snout and fins; anal fin with 1-2 large yellow eggspots (Ref. 55949). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | 34 - 36 |
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 | 23 - 25 |
on upper limb | |
общее число | |
позвонки | |
preanal | |
общее число |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 14 - 15 |
Soft-rays total | 11 - 13 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 10 - 11 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |