Morphology Data of Gunnellichthys viridescens
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Myers, R.F., 1999
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 elongated
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Description: Characterized by whitish, pale yellowish or pale blue body color; presence of orange to yellow stripe from front of lower jaw, across snout, through eye and continued along upper side to rear margin of caudal fin; dorsal midline of head with iridescent blue stripe; scaled cheek and opercle; origin of dorsal fin slightly posterior to level of pectoral fin base; rounded caudal fin; depth of body 12-16 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Gunnellichthys viridescens

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

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 20 - 21
Soft-rays total 38 - 41
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 36 - 40

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   12 - 13
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     1
Soft-rays   4 - 4
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