Main Ref. | Zhou, W., X. Li and Y. Yang, 2008 |
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 |
Distinguished from different species of the genus Pseudecheneis by having the following characters: pelvic fin reaching base of the first anal fin ray; pectoral fin reaching origin of the pelvic fin; length of adipose-fin base 125-166.7% in length of anal fin base; separate pelvic fins; thoracic apparatus with 14-21 transverse laminae; premaxillary tooth band semicircular and outer teeth two or four; body covered with dense tubercles distributed uniformly, some longitudinal tubercles among rounded tubercles; and vertebrae 17+17=34 (Ref. 74729). Description: D i+6; A ii,7-8; P i+11-12; V i+5. Gill rakers on outer side of first gill arch 10-11 (Ref. 74729). |
Ease of Identification |
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 | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
Adipose fin | present |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 10 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 12 - 13 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 6 - 6 |