Main Ref. | Ng, H.H. and W.J. Rainboth, 2005 |
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 | sub-terminal/inferior |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Extremely elongate first pectoral-fin element. Length of Caudal peduncle 23.0% SL. Elongate snout. Body sides with well-defined rows of enlarged elongate tubercles. Well-defined fold of skin where branchiostegal membranes meet (Ref. 56231). Description: Dorsal-fin rays II,4; anal-fin rays iii,7,i; pectoral-fin rays I,6; pelvic-fin rays i,5 (Ref. 56231). |
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 | 8 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | 7 - 7 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 35 - 35 |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 2 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 4 - 4 |
Adipose fin | present |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 6 - 6 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 6 - 6 |