Morphology Data of Magnisudis indica
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Ho, H.-C., S. Oktaviyani, T. Peristiwady and H.H. Tan, 2021
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 compressed
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Description: D 11; A 22; pectoral-fin rays 17 (both sides); pelvic-fin rays 9 (both side); upper/lower procurrent rays 15/16; upper/lower principal caudal-fin rays 10/9; gill rakers on first arch 34, upper limb 6, lower limb 28 (16 on ceratobranchial + 12 on hypobranchial, including three anterior ones with short spine-like teeth); total lateral-line scales 56 [before dorsal-fin origin (DFO) 25, before ventral fin origin (VFO) 27, before anal-fin origin (AFO) 40 (left)/41 (right)]; total vertebrae 61 (prehaemal 31; before DFO 26, before VFO 28, before AFO 41; caudal 30).

Colouration: when fresh, body uniformly dark greyish; all fins are darker grey; eyes, snout, and cheek blackish; preserved colour pale grey; mouth cavity and gill chamber are black (Ref. 128303).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Magnisudis indica

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 56 - 56
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 61 - 61

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 11 - 11
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 22 - 22

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   17 - 17
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   9 - 9
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