Main Ref. | Birindelli, J.L.O. and H.A. Britski, 2009 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Presence of eight to ten midlateral round dark blotches and 20-40 smaller ones forming one or two irregular series above and two or three irregular series below midlateral blotches; dental formula 3/4, sub-inferior to inferior mouth; 37 to 38 lateral line scales; 4/3-4 transversal series of scales; 12 circumpeduncular scale series; and head length 20.9-23.6, mean 22.3% SL (Ref. 80699). Diagnosis: Dorsal fin ii, 10; Anal fin ii,8; Pectoral fin i,13, 14, 15 or 16; Pelvic fin i,8 (Ref. 80699). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | 37 - 38 |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 4 - 4 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 3 - 3.5 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 12 - 12 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 35 - 36 |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 12 - 12 |
Adipose fin | present |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 14 - 17 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 9 - 9 |