Morphology Data of Malacoctenus aurolineatus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Cervigón, F., 1994
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
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Body with dark bars; first two bars connected to form an H, last two bars remote from first (Ref. 26938).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Malacoctenus aurolineatus

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 48 - 53
Pored lateral line scales 52 - 54
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 8 - 8
on upper limb 3 - 3
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 20 - 21
Soft-rays total 11 - 11
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 2 - 2
Soft-rays total 19 - 20

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     0
Soft-rays   13 - 14
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    jugular  before origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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