Main Ref. | Karmovskaya, E.S., 1990 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | eel-like |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Fins with light margins; lateral line canal pores 7-15 along its upper margin; eye small, 17.2-19.0 % HL; lateral line system: supraorbital 6, infraorbital 8, postorbital 2, preopercular-mandibular 10, occipital commissure 3 (Ref. 41744). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 34 - 34 |
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 | 139 - 142 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 224 - 224 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | pointed; confluent |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 175 - 175 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 12 - 13 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |