Main Ref. | Ladiges, W. and J. Voelker, 1961 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks | Males often with tubercles on cheeks or around eyes (Ref. 88971). |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | circular |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: opercular organ (lamellar part) overlying anterior part of lateral line; body depth 6.5 times, head length 5.3 times in total length; snouth length equal to eye diameter, 3.5 times in head length; snout smooth, males often with tubercles on cheeks or around eyes; operular organ much larger than eye (Ref. 88971). Dorsal fin origin slightly before midpoint of head and caudal fin base (Ref. 7248, 52193, 88971). Anal fin origin slightly before midpoint of pelvic fins and caudal fin base; body yellowish brown, with a lateral band made up of darkbrown spots, dorsally and ventrally bordered by a pale zone; back and belly with rows of irregular shaped spots; 3-4 overlapping dark spots on caudal fin base; black spot at base of pectoral and pelvic fins; caudal fin without color pattern; 1st and 2nd ray of dorsal and anal fin blackish (Ref. 88971). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 90 - 96 |
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 |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 |
Ventral 0 | |
Spines total | 0 |
Soft-rays total | 9 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 0 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position | |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 8 |