Main Ref. | Ferreira, K.M., N.A. Menezes and I. Quagio-Grassiotto, 2011 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks | Presence of hooks on anal-and pelvic-fin rays in sexually mature males. |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | cycloid scales |
Diagnosis |
Can be diagnosed by having the following characters: head depth 18.7-25.0% SL; 6-7 longitudinal scale rows between lateral-line and pelvic-fin origin; 39-46 scales on lateral line; and 21-26 branched anal-fin rays (Ref. 87315). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 39 - 46 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 6 - 7 |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 14 - 18 |
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 |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 10 |
Adipose fin | present |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 25 - 30 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 9 - 11 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 7 - 7 |