Main Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
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Bones in OsteoBase |
specialiserade organ | |
annat utseende | |
andra färger | |
Anmärkningar |
Särskilt slående egenskaper | none |
Lateral kroppsform | elongated |
Tvärsnitt | oval |
Dorsal profil av huvudet | clearly convex |
Ögontyp | more or less normal |
Typ av mun/snyte | more or less normal |
Munnens placering | terminal |
Type of scales | cycloid scales |
Diagnos |
Body elongate, almost cylindrical. Head elongate, its length slightly greater than body depth; eye relatively large, its diameter greater than snout length; snout bluntly rounded, overhanging mouth, not obviously pointed, a single flap of skin present between nostrils. Nuptial tubercles developed in both males and females, but more conspicuous in males, and occur on top of head, on scales on back and sides, and on paired fins. Body is brownish above, silvery on sides and white below. Dorsal, caudal, and pectoral fins usually clear, anal and pelvic whitish and immaculate, a faint dark spot sometimes present on base of caudal fin. A series of 12 - 14 similar spots present along the midline of the back, and 7 - 14 dark, round or oval parr marks with diffuse borders present along the lateral line of young and sub adults, although some Alaskan forms retain parr marks even on largest fish. |
Ease of Identification |
Sidolinjer | 1 avbruten: No |
Fjäll längs sidolinje | |
Porbärande fjäll längs sidolinje | 50 - 70 |
Fjäll i lateralserie | |
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 | 8 - 13 |
på övre del av gälbåge | 3 - 7 |
totalt | 11 - 21 |
Ryggkotor | |
preanal | |
totalt | 49 - 55 |
Egenskaper | no striking attributes |
Antal fenor | 1 |
Antal småfenor | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 0 - 0 |
Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 10 - 13 |
Fettfena | present |
Egenskaper | forked; more or less normal |
Antal fenor | 1 |
Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 0 - 0 |
Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 10 - 14 |
Bröstfena | Egenskaper more or less normal |
Fenstrålar hårda 0 | |
Fenstrålar mjuka 13 - 18 | |
Bukfenor | Egenskaper more or less normal |
Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
Fenstrålar hårda 0 | |
Fenstrålar mjuka 9 - 11 |