Main Ref. | Nakamura, J., P. BĂ©arez and H. Motomura, 2019 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: pectoral-fin rays 17; lateral-line scales 47; antrorse spine below eye absent; dorsal scaled area on head reaching anteriorly to between anterior margin of eye and the anterior nostril; bony opercular ridge and lower limb of preopercle are without scales; third anal-fin spine is longer than the second; with a narrow body, with depth at dorsal, pelvic, and anal fin origins 29.2, 29.5 and 26.6% of SL, respectively; caudal-peduncle depth 10.4% of SL; head length 29.9% of SL; upper part of pectoral-fin base has a reddish blotch when fresh; with 2 dark bands across dorsum of snout; body below lateral line has a dark longitudinal band, without diagonal lines; blotches or lines absent on central area of caudal fin (Ref. 120866). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 47 - 47 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 5 - 5 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 10 - 10 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 8 - 8 |
on upper limb | 5 - 5 |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 10 - 10 |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 17 - 17 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |