Main Ref. | Buckup, P.A. and L. Hahn, 2000 |
Appearance refers to | Male; Female |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | no special organs |
Different appearance | males alike females |
Different colors | always different colors between mature adults |
Remarks | See diagnosis. |
Striking features | none |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | oval |
Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Roundish black marks on the pelvic, dorsal and anal fins; a black band along the distal margin of anal and pelvic fins; a black band along the distal margin of anal and pelvic fins in adult males (band also present but fainter and narrower in juveniles and females); enlarged anal fin with rounded distal profile in adult males; fins brightly colored with orange or red chromatophores in live adult males; reduction of adipose fin, which may be very small or even absent; lateral line complete or at least extending well beyond the 12th scale of series. |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | 33 - 35 |
Scales in lateral series | 34 - 36 |
Scale rows above lateral line | 5 - 5 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 5 - 6 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 12 - 14 |
Barbels | 0 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 11 - 13 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 9 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 11 - 12 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 8 - 9 |