Morphology Data of Forcipiger wanai
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012
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 short and / or deep
Cross section compressed
Dorsal head profile clearly concave
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales ctenoid scales
Diagnosis

Description: Characterized by mainly brown color with black upper head and bright yellow bar intermediately behind head; yellow-orange dorsal and anal fins, brown basally, posterior margin narrow blue; last few anal rays covered by conspicuous black spot; dorsal rays XI,24-25; anal rays II,18-19; pectoral rays 15-16; total gill rakers on first brachial arch 14-18; tubed lateral line scales 56-65; extremely long and slender snout, 2.6-3.2 in SL; tiny gape, 3.5-8.3 in eye diameter; finely ctenoid scales on head and body (Ref. 90102, p. 1122). Snout length 1.5-1.6 in HL. Body depth 2.3-2.7 in SL (Ref. 90102. p. 537).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Forcipiger wanai

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales 56 - 65
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 9 - 10
Scale rows below lateral line 23 - 25
Scales around caudal peduncle 23 - 25
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb 18
on upper limb 14
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 11 - 11
Soft-rays total 24 - 25
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 2 - 2
Soft-rays total 18 - 19

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   15 - 16
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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