Main Ref. | Esmaeili, H.R., G. Sayyadzadeh, B.W. Coad and S. Eagderi, 2016 |
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 from all its congeners in Iran by the following characters, none of which are unique: breast naked or with embedded scales in one population (vs. covered by scales in G. rufa); belly and predorsal mid-dorsal line are covered by scales (vs. naked in G. mondica); eye set in posterior half of head (vs. slightly in anterior half in G. amirhosseini); usually with branched dorsal-fin rays 8½ (vs. 7½ in G. amirhosseini and G. mondica) and usually caudal-fin rays 9+8 (vs. 8+8 in G. persica); differs from G. rossica by having a fully developed mental disc (vs. weak-developed) and with total gill rakers on the first branchial arch 17-23 (vs. 13-15); differs from G. variabilis by having a fully developed mental disc (vs. weak- developed) and two pairs of barbels (vs. one); differs from G. typhlops and G. widdowsoni by having well-developed eyes and a brown and silvery colour pattern (vs. absence) (Ref. 109570). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 32 - 38 |
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 | 17 - 20 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 8 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 5 - 5 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 14 - 17 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 8 - 8 |