Morphology Summary - Homatula gelao
Morphology Data of Homatula gelao
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Xiao, G.-B., Q.-W. Guo, L. Cao, J. Lin, W.-X. Deng, Q.-Q. Xiao, L. Zhou and H.R.- Fang, D.-Z. Zhang, 2025
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  (shape guide) elongated
Cross section oval
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: slender body with a uniform depth (9.2%-14.4% of SL), a complete lateral line, and a scarcely scaled or scaleless predorsal body; broadly rounded caudal fin; presence of body coloration of 17-18 brown vertical bars narrower than interspaces, particularly on the caudal peduncle flank; a thick brown-black stripe running along dorsal midline from behind head to dorsal fin origin; symmetrical black vertical bars on sides of body; longer distance from the origin of the anal fin to the origin of the pelvic fin than the distance from the origin of the anal fin to the base of the caudal fin (Ref. 133037).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Homatula gelao

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 45 - 47

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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