Main Ref. | White, W.T., R.R. Mana and G.J.P. Naylor, 2017 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | angular |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | placoid scales |
Diagnosis |
This long-snouted species is distinguished by the following set of characters: head long and narrow, head length 23.5-23.8% TL; interorbital space 5.8-6.7% TL; very elongate snout, preoral length 12.4-12.7% TL; preorbital length 12.6-12.9% TL; wide mouth, its width 7.9-8.6% TL; pelvic-anal space 3.2-4.0% TL; anal fin is relatively large, base length 14.9-15.4% TL; anal-fin posterior margin 11.0% TL; prepectoral length is relatively long, about 22.3-23.5% TL; labial furrows long and not confined to mouth corners, uppers 3.7-3.8% TL; absence of enlarged denticles on upper or lower caudal fin; duodenum of intestine very short, 8 intestinal spiral valves; tip of snout blackish; 32-33 monospondylous centra; 38 precaudal-diplospondylous vertebrae; precaudal centra 70-71; females mature to adult by 43.7 cm TL; egg case is small (about 5.9 cm long), with faint longitudinal striations (Ref. 116167). |
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 | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |