Main Ref. | Fedorov, V.V., 1995 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | eel-like |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Body slightly elongated, depth 5 % TL; 4 pores in the postorbital canal of the seismosensory system of the head, two pores in the occipital commissure; a posterior pore in the supraorbital canal, and the interorbital commissure has one pore; head short, 12.3% TL; preanal distance short, 28.5% TL; snout short, 23.5% of HL (Ref. 41675). |
Ease of Identification |
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 | 125 - 125 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | pointed; confluent |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 17 - 17 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position jugular before origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |