Main Ref. | Russell, B.C., 2001 |
Utseende refererar till | hane; hona |
Bones in OsteoBase |
specialiserade organ | no special organs |
annat utseende | males alike females |
andra färger | males alike females |
Anmärkningar |
Särskilt slående egenskaper | striking fins |
Lateral kroppsform | fusiform / normal |
Tvärsnitt | oval |
Dorsal profil av huvudet | more or less straight |
Ögontyp | more or less normal |
Typ av mun/snyte | more or less normal |
Munnens placering | terminal |
Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
Diagnos |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: lower margin of eye above a line from tip of snout to upper base of pectoral fins; a line drawn up from the posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile 2 to 4 scale rows before origin of dorsal fin; pectoral fins very long, 1-1.3 in HL, reaching to or just beyond level of origin of anal fin; pelvic fins moderately long, 1.2-1.6 in HL, reaching to or just beyond anus; caudal fin moderately forked, upper lobe slightly longer than lower and produced into a short or moderately long filament. Colour: upper part of body pinkish, becoming silvery below; top of head behind eye with a golden sheen; 11-12 pale golden-yellow stripes along body from behind head to base of caudal fin; a prominent red-suffused yellow blotch below origin of lateral line; dorsal fin whitish, margin of fin yellow, edged with red; a pale lemon stripe near base of dorsal fin, this stripe narrow anteriorly and widening on posterior part of fin; anal fin whitish with pale lemon broken lines or scribblings over most of fin; caudal fin pink, upper tip and filament yellow (Ref. 9785). |
Ease of Identification |
Sidolinjer | 1 avbruten: No |
Fjäll längs sidolinje | 45 - 51 |
Porbärande fjäll längs sidolinje | |
Fjäll i lateralserie | |
Antal rader fjäll ovan sidolinje | 3.5 - 4.5 |
Antal rader fjäll under sidolinje | 9 - 12 |
Fjäll runt stjärtfensspole | |
Skäggtömmar | 0 |
Gälspringor (endast hos hajar/rockor) | absent |
Gälräfständer | |
på undre del av gälbåge | |
på övre del av gälbåge | |
totalt | 14 - 17 |
Ryggkotor | |
preanal | |
totalt |
Egenskaper | no striking attributes |
Antal fenor | 1 |
Antal småfenor | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 10 - 10 |
Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 9 - 9 |
Fettfena | absent |
Egenskaper | forked; with dorsal filament |
Antal fenor | 1 |
Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 3 - 3 |
Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 7 - 7 |
Bröstfena | Egenskaper more or less normal |
Fenstrålar hårda 0 | |
Fenstrålar mjuka 17 - 18 | |
Bukfenor | Egenskaper more or less normal |
Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
Fenstrålar hårda 1 | |
Fenstrålar mjuka 5 - 5 |