Main Ref. | Foroshchuk, V.P. and V.V. Fedorov, 1992 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
Cross section | flattened |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Body ellipsoid with depth slightly less than half the length. Asymmetrical mouth, small, transverse. Scales small, deeply seated in the skin; circular on the blind side, pectinate on the eyed side. Pectoral fin rays : eyed side 13-15, blind side 11-13 (Ref. 41434). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 130 - 146 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 49 - 52 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 54 - 59 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 11 - 14 |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 40 - 42 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 64 - 68 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 54 - 58 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |