Morphology Data of Melamphaes hubbsi
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Kotlyar, A.N., 2016
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral fusiform / normal
Cross section compressed
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following characters: gill rakers on first gill arch 14-16; suborbital bone width is significantly larger than eye diameter; total vertebrae 28-29 (abdominal 12); haemal arch of first causal vertebra without spurs; D III,14-15; A I,8: P 15; V I,7; with ventral fin starting behind vertical line of posterior margin of pectoral fin basement; anal fin begins under third-fourth rays of the dorsal fin from its end; absence of black dotted pigment spots on either head or body (Ref. 117121).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Melamphaes hubbsi

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
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 14 - 16
Vertebrae
preanal 12 - 12
total 28 - 29

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 14 - 16
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 1 - 1
Soft-rays total 8 - 8

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     0
Soft-rays   15 - 15
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    abdominal
Spines     1
Soft-rays   7 - 7
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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