Main Ref. | Springer, V.G., 1988 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Description: Dorsal fin XII, 14, with deep notch between spinous and ray portions; anal fin II,15-17; pectoral rays 13; pelvic fin I, 3; caudal-fin segmented rays 13. Body depth 4.5-4.8 in SL at anal-fin origin. Vertebrae 10 + 22-23; incisors and anterior canine teeth look very similar, 44,46, and 47 in total; posterior canines 1 on each side, sometimes absent. Lateral line without pores, ends below dorsal spine 8-10. Anterior nostril with cirrus present only on posterior rim. Overall brown, anteriorly yellowish, dorsal side with two narrow pale stripes widely spaced. Eyes with narrow yellow ring around the pupil and yellow streaks on iris. Mid-postorbital margin with prominent dark spot. Pale stripe from eyes to posterior edge of operculum continuous with the ventral pale stripe on body. Dorsal-fin ray portion with suprabasal stripe, thin and dusky (Ref. 5296, 90102). |
Ease of Identification | likely to be confused with closely related species. |
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 | 10 - 10 |
total | 32 - 33 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 12 - 12 |
Soft-rays total | 14 - 14 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 2 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 16 - 16 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 13 - 13 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 3 - 3 |