Main Ref. | Weitkamp, D.E. and R.D. Sullivan, 2003 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Body with without bands nor spots; no black spot on the end of pectoral fin of ocular side. Pectoral fin rays 10-11. Head length, 2.2-2.4 times the fin length (Ref. 41434). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 95 - 100 |
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 | 12 - 12 |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 60 - 64 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes | pointed; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 50 - 54 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |