Morphology Data of Nemanthias dispar
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Myers, R.F., 1991
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 fusiform / normal
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Male displays a bright red dorsal fin. Ventral fins greatly extended. Female orange with yellowish tail and a pink line from the tip of the snout angling down, passing through the lower part of the eye (Ref. 48635).

Description: Characterized by having greatest depth of body 2.7-3.2 in SL; presence of fleshy protuberance at front of upper lip in males; slightly prolonged second dorsal spine of male; deeply forked to lunate caudal fin, usually with filamentous tips in male; elongate filament at pelvic fins in male (Ref. 90102).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Nemanthias dispar

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 55 - 63
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 22 - 26
on upper limb 9 - 12
total 31 - 38
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 10 - 10
Soft-rays total 16 - 18
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 7 - 8

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     0
Soft-rays   18 - 20
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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