Morphology Data of Hymenocephalus papyraceus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Schwarzhans, W., 2014
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
Cross section angular
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following characters: pelvic fin rays 10-11; pectoral fin rays 16-18; projecting snout with thin, pointed tip, 20-25% HL; short barbel, 4-5% HL, and not reaching vertical through anterior margin of orbit; orbit diameter moderate, 25-30% HL; interorbital width 70-.80% HW; infraorbital width 16-20% HL; very long preopercular supporter, straight, 10-11% HL; gill rakers 18-22; ventral striae reaching to about 1/3 distance from pelvic fin bases to periproct; otolith with moderately high predorsal lobe and with colliculi separated, closely placed across narrow collum, terminating far from anterior and posterior rims of otolith; otholith length to height (OL:OH), 1.05; total colliculum length to pseudocolliculum length (TCL:PCL), 2.1 (Ref. 98298).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Hymenocephalus papyraceus

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 18 - 22
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

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

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   16 - 18
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   10 - 11
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