Main Ref. | Watson, R.E., 1999 |
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 |
Second dorsal fin with 9 segmented rays, first dorsal din with spines 3 and 4 filamentous in males; pectoral fin usually with 14 rays; scales extend ventral to first dorsal fin and usually widely spaced anteriorly; predorsal midline usually naked in males and with few cycloid scales anterior to first dorsal fin origin in females; rakers absent from inner edge of outer gill arch; males with a dusky ring on pelvic disk, dorsal to midline and on caudal peduncle with 2 to 4 rows of whitish spots; females with dusky lateral bands, not blackish. |
Ease of Identification | easy to distinguish from other species. |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 23 - 35 |
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 | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 7 - 8 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 10 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 1 - 1 |
Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 13 - 15 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |