Main Ref. | Last, P.R., W.T. White and M. Puckridge, 2010 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | other |
Cross section | flattened |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
Type of scales | placoid scales |
Diagnosis |
A relatively large Neotrygon (reaching at least 30 cm OW) with the following combination of characters: disc weakly quadrangular, slightly broader than long, width about 1.1 times length; pectoral apices broadly rounded; snout fleshy, broadly rounded, angle 110-123°, length 2.1-2.4 times interorbital width; preoral length 2.1-2.4 times mouth width; internasal distance about 1.2 in prenasal length; interspiracular distance 14.8-15% OW; nostril length 4-4.2% OW; nasal curtain width 9.2-10.8% OW; mouth width 8.1-10.5% OW; body and tail naked except for 4-5 thornlets in single continuous row in nuchal region; pectoral-fin radials 105-107; total vertebral centra (including synarcual) 125-126, trunk centra (including synarcual) 37-42; dorsal coloration with a dense, asymmetric scattering of small, orange spots and larger bluish white blotches. |
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 | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |