Main Ref. | Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993 |
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Bones in OsteoBase |
specialiserade organ | |
annat utseende | |
andra färger | |
Anmärkningar |
Särskilt slående egenskaper | none |
Lateral kroppsform | fusiform / normal |
Tvärsnitt | oval |
Dorsal profil av huvudet | more or less straight |
Ögontyp | more or less normal |
Typ av mun/snyte | more or less normal |
Munnens placering | superior |
Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
Diagnos |
Distinguished by the following characteristics: brownish or dark grey body color of adults with irregular pale blotches and spots and prominent maxillary streak (capable of reversing body color pattern when under stress); juveniles mottled greenish brown, with prominent white spots on head and body, median fins with white streaks and hyaline golden pectoral fins; oblong and compressed body, depth 3.0-3.3 times in SL; head length 2.6-2.9 times in SL; convex interorbital area; enlarged serrae of preopercle at the angle, forming rounded lobe below shallow indentation on vertical limb; few small serrae on subopercle and interopercle; subequal sizes of anterior and posterior nostrils in juveniles, adults with 3 times larger posterior nostrils compared to anterior ones; lower jaws extends well in front of upper jaw (Ref. 89707). |
Ease of Identification |
Sidolinjer | 1 avbruten: No |
Fjäll längs sidolinje | 72 - 78 |
Porbärande fjäll längs sidolinje | |
Fjäll i lateralserie | 96 - 106 |
Antal rader fjäll ovan sidolinje | |
Antal rader fjäll under sidolinje | |
Fjäll runt stjärtfensspole | |
Skäggtömmar | 0 |
Gälspringor (endast hos hajar/rockor) | |
Gälräfständer | |
på undre del av gälbåge | 20 - 24 |
på övre del av gälbåge | 11 - 14 |
totalt | 31 - 38 |
Ryggkotor | |
preanal | |
totalt |
Egenskaper | no striking attributes |
Antal fenor | 1notched No |
Antal småfenor | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 11 - 11 |
Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 14 - 16 |
Fettfena | absent |
Egenskaper | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Antal fenor | 1 |
Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 3 - 3 |
Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 10 - 12 |
Bröstfena | Egenskaper more or less normal |
Fenstrålar hårda 0 | |
Fenstrålar mjuka 15 - 17 | |
Bukfenor | Egenskaper more or less normal |
Position thoracic beneath origin of D1 | |
Fenstrålar hårda | |
Fenstrålar mjuka |