Morphology Data of Patagonotothen guntheri
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Dewitt, H.H., P.C. Heemstra and O. Gon, 1990
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 fusiform / normal
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Lateral line scales 49 (upper), 8 (lower). Caudal, pectoral and pelvic fins lemon yellow; dorsal and anal fins yellow; tips of all fins lighter (Ref. 5179).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Patagonotothen guntheri

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 17 - 26
on upper limb 8 - 14
total 26 - 40
Vertebrae
preanal
total 51 - 53

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 2
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 5 - 7
Soft-rays total 35 - 37
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 33 - 35

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  very large , lobe-like
Spines     0
Soft-rays   24 - 28
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    thoracic  beneath origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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