Main Ref. | Vari, R.P., 2007 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | no special organs |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | none |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: anal fin with 2 unbranched and 7-11 branched rays; head and body with dark band along mid-lateral surface from snout to at least rear of caudal peduncle (Ref. 81638). Description: body moderately to distinctly elongate, depth 0.22-0.27x SL; mouth almost terminal; maxilla edentulous, premaxilla with 5 and dentary with 5-6 bicuspid teeth; scales ctenoid and moderately sized; lateral line mid-lateral, irregularly pored in smaller individuals, but complete in larger specimens with 36-40 scales; 4 scales between anal fin origin and lateral line; D: II-III,11-13 (Ref. 81638). Coloration: preserved specimens light to dark brown, darker dorsally; head with dark pigmentation that extends from snout and upper lip to anterior margin of orbit; opercle darker, more so dorsally; mid-lateral surface of body with dark, irregular vertical bars continuous ventrally with mid-lateral band; caudal fin with middle rays often darker than other rays, more so basally; dorsal and anal fins dusky; pectoral and pelvic fins with rays outlined by small, dark chromatophores (Ref. 81638). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 36 - 40 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 5 - 5 |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | 0 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 13 - 16 |
Adipose fin | present |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 13 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 9 - 9 |