Main Ref. | Fricke, R., P. Durville, G. Potin and T. Mulochau, 2023 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | angular |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: snout short, preorbital length 8.2% of total length (TL), prenarial length in inner nostril-narial furrow space 0.86; body very high, with abdomen height 16.4% of TL, head height in trunk height 0.5; dorsal fin begin vertical above posterior lobes of pectoral fin; second dorsal fin at the middle between anal and caudal fins; first and second dorsal-fin spines are long, the first 5.8% of TL and second 5.3% of TL; flank denticles are tricuspid; vertebrae, monospondylous 37, precaudal 86, caudal 26, total 112; upper caudal-fin lobe broad; caudal fin distally with a narrow, light grey margin (Ref. 130122). |
Ease of Identification |
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 | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | 86 - 86 |
total | 112 - 112 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |