Morphology Data of Stemonosudis rothschildi
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref.
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral
Cross section compressed
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following characters; a relatively moderately slender body, both depth 15.9-18.8 in SL; presence of 5 saddles on dorsum before dorsal-fin origin and 3 on abdominal margin before pelvic-fin origin; prepelvic vertebrae 39-41, predorsal 50-52; 9-13 vertebrae in horizontal distance between origins of pelvic and dorsal fins; lateral-line scales before pelvic 39-41 and berfore dorsal 50-52 (Ref. 121607).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Stemonosudis rothschildi

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 75 - 84
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 56 - 60
total 89 - 92

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 9 - 10
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 32 - 35

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   12 - 13
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   9 - 9
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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