| Main Ref. | Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall, 1999 |
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| Bones in OsteoBase |
| specialiserade organ | other |
| annat utseende | always different morphology between mature adults |
| andra färger | |
| Anmärkningar | Males with brood pouch; females with ovipositor (Ref. 205). Males have longer tail than females (Ref. 52034). |
| Särskilt slående egenskaper | striking shape of body |
| Lateral kroppsform | other |
| Tvärsnitt | angular |
| Dorsal profil av huvudet | |
| Ögontyp | more or less normal |
| Typ av mun/snyte | tube-like |
| Munnens placering | terminal |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnos |
Description: (based on 39 specimens): Adult height: 9.5-17.5cm. Rings: 11+35 (31-39). Snout length: 2.2 (2.0-2.5) in head length. Dorsal fin rays: 17 (16-19) covering 2+1 rings. Pectoral fin rays: 16 (15-17). Coronet: low-medium, rounded, may be quite large and convoluted (like a crumpled piece of paper). Spines: none to low rounded tubercles. Other distinctive characters: broad, almost double cheek and eye spines; long, thick snout; narrow body; usually no skin appendages. Color pattern: often profusely spotted with brown, with numerous tiny white dots (especially on tail); may have paler ‘saddles’ across dorsolateral surfaces. |
| Ease of Identification |
| Sidolinjer | avbruten: No |
| Fjäll längs sidolinje | |
| Porbärande fjäll längs sidolinje | |
| Fjäll i lateralserie | |
| Antal rader fjäll ovan sidolinje | |
| Antal rader fjäll under sidolinje | |
| Fjäll runt stjärtfensspole | |
| Skäggtömmar | |
| Gälspringor (endast hos hajar/rockor) | |
| Gälräfständer | |
| på undre del av gälbåge | |
| på övre del av gälbåge | |
| totalt | |
| Ryggkotor | |
| preanal | |
| totalt |
| Egenskaper | |
| Antal fenor | 1 |
| Antal småfenor | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 0 - 0 |
| Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 16 - 19 |
| Fettfena | absent |
| Egenskaper | other (see remark) |
| Antal fenor | 1 |
| Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | |
| Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar |
| Bröstfena | Egenskaper used for locomotion |
| Fenstrålar hårda 0 | |
| Fenstrålar mjuka 15 - 17 | |
| Bukfenor | Egenskaper suppressed/absent |
| Position absent | |
| Fenstrålar hårda | |
| Fenstrålar mjuka |