Main Ref. | Myers, R.F., 1999 |
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 |
Body with 6 short dermal flaps. Males have distinctive ocellus above the front base of anal fin. Description: Characterized further by pale bluish grey body color with light brown band from eye to chin; body covered with numerous brown spots; snout longer than first dorsal spine, origin of spine above middle to posterior edge of eye; concave snout profile; relatively large eye, diameter 2.4-2.8 in head length; movable pelvic spine, with small vantral flap; side of caudal peduncle with fine setae in male; rounded caudal fin; depth of body at origin of anal fin 1.8-1.9 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
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 | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 2 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 26 - 28 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 23 - 24 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 11 - 12 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |