Main Ref. | Tan, H.H. and P.K.L. Ng, 2005 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Opercle with second postorbital stripe. Anal-fin rays 26-29 (mode 28). Subdorsal scales 5 1/2 - 7 (mode 6 1/2). Lateral scales 28-30 (mode 29). Predorsal scales 19-21 (mode 20); postdorsal scales 10-11 (mode 11). Preanal length 46.1-50.7% SL. Head length 30.9-35.4% SL. Length of anal-fin base 51.3-56.4% SL (Ref. 56613 ). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 28 - 30 |
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 | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 0 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 2 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 24 - 27 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 10 - 13 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position before origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |