Main Ref. | Myers, R.F., 1989 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | eel-like |
Cross section | circular |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
diagnosa |
Description: Characterized by pale greyish brown color; head length 7-10 in TL; body depth 20-30 in TL; origin of dorsal fin posterior to anal fin origin; rear margin of eye well anterior to corner of mouth; bluntly rounded snout; without pectoral fins; base of anterior nostril slightly behind tip of chin; posterior nostril outside of mouth; dorsal and anal fins confluent with caudal fin; soft and flexible tail tip; teeth in broad bands on maxillary, dentary and vomer (Ref. 90102). |
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 | |
Keseluruhan (total) | |
vertebrata, bertulang belakang | |
preanal | |
Keseluruhan (total) |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 0 - 0 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 0 - 0 |
Pectoral | Attributes absent |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |