| Huvuddomare. | Holleman, W., 2007 |
| Utseende refererar till | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| specialiserade organ | |
| annat utseende | |
| andra färger | |
| Anmärkningar | Male body brown, female cream. Midside of both have brown blotches but males have smaller white spots along midline (Ref. 75031). |
| Särskilt slående egenskaper | |
| Lateral kroppsform (shape guide) | elongated |
| Tvärsnitt | |
| Dorsal profil av huvudet | |
| Ögontyp | |
| Typ av mun/snyte | |
| Munnens placering | |
| Typ av vågar | |
| Diagnos |
Diagnosis: Medium fusiform tripterygiid, less than 4.0 cm SL. Dorsal fin III + XII-XIV + 10-11, first fin low; anal fin I + 19; pectoral rays 16 (1+8+7); pelvic fin I, 2, spine short and hidden, segmented rays simple, partially united by membrane. Vertebrae 10 + 25-26. LL total lateral scales 36-39, pored series 19-25 (121) scales, terminates below junction of 2nd and 3rd dorsal fins; nape, underside of caudal peduncle, and bases of anal fin and first and second dorsal fins scaleless. Mandibular pores 5+1+5. Snout short, profile blunt. Head length 3.7 in SL; eye 2.9; maxilla 2.3 in HL. Male overall brown with vertical bars reddish brown extending to midline; dark brown blotches and smaller bluish-white spots along midline. Female head white with brown spots; body cream with 6 pairs of semi-bars. Geographical variation in coloration and meristic characters: fishes from Mauritius have less pigmentation than those from Comoro and Seychelles Islands. Caudal vertebrae 26 in Mauritius, 25 in Comoro and Seychelles Islands. (Ref. 75031). |
| Enkel identifiering |
| Sidolinjer | avbruten: No |
| Fjäll längs sidolinje | 36 - 39 |
| Porbärande fjäll längs sidolinje | 19 - 25 |
| Fjäll i lateralserie | |
| Antal rader fjäll ovan sidolinje | |
| Antal rader fjäll under sidolinje | |
| Fjäll runt stjärtfensspole | |
| Skäggtömmar | |
| Gälspringor (endast hos hajar/rockor) | |
| Gälräfständer | |
| på undre del av gälbåge | |
| på övre del av gälbåge | |
| totalt | |
| Ryggkotor | |
| preanal | 10 - 10 |
| totalt | 35 - 36 |
| Egenskaper | |
| Antal fenor | 3 |
| Antal småfenor | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 11 - 17 |
| Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 10 - 11 |
| Fettfena |
| Egenskaper | more or less truncate |
| Antal fenor | 1 |
| Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 1 - 1 |
| Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 19 - 20 |
| Bröstfena | Egenskaper |
| Fenstrålar hårda | |
| Fenstrålar mjuka 16 - 16 | |
| Bukfenor | Egenskaper |
| Position thoracic | |
| Fenstrålar hårda 1 | |
| Fenstrålar mjuka 2 - 2 |