Morphology Data of Gobiodon winterbottomi
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Suzuki, T., K. Yano and H. Senou, 2012
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral short and / or deep
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 set of characters: jaw teeth subequal in shape and size; no postsymphysial canine teeth; no interopercle-isthmus groove; narrow gill opening; no elongated dorsal-fin spines; large second dorsal, anal and pelvic fins: second dorsal and anal fins reaching posteriorly to or beyond middle of caudal-fin base when appressed; pelvic fins reaching posteriorly to middle to posterior half of genital papilla; pectoral-fin rays 15 or 16; head, body and fins gray, no stripes or other markings when fresh or alive (Ref. 91086).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Gobiodon winterbottomi

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 10 - 10
total 26 - 26

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 2
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 7 - 7
Soft-rays total 10 - 10
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total 1 - 1
Soft-rays total 9 - 9

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   15 - 16
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     1
Soft-rays   5 - 5
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