Main Ref. | Randall, J.E. and O. Gon, 2006 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: Dorsal rays 66; anal rays 49; lateral-line scales 77, vertebrae 34; dorsal pterygiophores anterior to fourth neural spine 11; body depth 2.35 in SL; head length (HL) 4.4 in SL; snout 2.5 in HL; eye diameter 5.55 in HL; interorbital space 6.2 in HL; tubular anterior nostril long, reaching beyond front edge of eyeball of lower eye when laid back; cirri on front of snout and ventral side of head small; no caudal peduncle; last dorsal and anal rays overlapping adjacent caudal rays; depth of caudal-fin base 1.55 in HL; longest dorsal ray 1.6 in HL; caudal fin short, 4.85 in SL; pelvic fins just reaching base of second anal ray, the longest ray 2.7 in HL; light brown, densely mottled with dark brown, with two large irregular darker brown blotches on lateral line, the posterior one in middle of lateral line, continuing as a broad irregular band ventroposteriorly to base of anal fin (Ref. 57561). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 77 - 77 |
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 | 34 - 34 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 66 - 66 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 49 - 49 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |