Main Ref. | Akihito and K. Meguro, 2000 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | cycloid and ctenoid scales |
Diagnosis |
Black spots on head, body, and pectoral fin base. Larger round to elongate iridescent pale blue or green spots scattered on head and upper anterior part of body, those on upper anterior part of body surrounded both above and below with elongate and inwardly curved or roundish dark brown spots. Several brown transverse bands from dorsal to ventral sides of body. Second dorsal fin mottled with red, yellow, and grey with black spots usually present. Anal fin separated into proximal red and distal black areas with a yellow line on red area close to black area. Caudal fin somewhat lanceolate (Ref. 37940). |
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 | 26 - 26 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 7 - 7 |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 10 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | other (see remark); more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 1 - 1 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 14 - 16 | |
Pelvics | Attributes joint, cup-like |
Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |