Main Ref. | Ezung, S., B. Shangningam and P.P. Pankaj, 2021 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
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 characters: snout with proboscis, weakly developed and unilobed; distinct transverse lobe with 8-12 small-sized unicuspid acanthoid tubercles; predorsal scales 8-9; lateral line scales 30-32; circumpeduncular scales 13-15; vent close to the anal-fin origin than pelvic-fin origin (Ref. 124205). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 30 - 32 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 13 - 15 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 11 - 12 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 8 - 8 |