Main Ref. | Huynh, T.Q. and I.-S. Chen, 2013 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
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 |
Pectoral fin with i, 13-15 (modally 14) rays; 16-19 (modally 17) scales around caudal peduncle; 15-18 (modally 16) pre-dorsal scales; 14-16 (modally 15) anterior scales before pelvic origin; rounded tubercles on lower jaw rather large, as 3 rows in male; 14 greenish blue cross-bars on the body in male; maxillary extending to vertical of midline of orbit in female; snout length about 32-33% in male; and inter-orbital width about 30% in male (Ref. 95038). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 40 - 42 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 8 - 9 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 4 - 4 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 16 - 19 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 39 - 41 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 12 - 12 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 14 - 16 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 8 - 9 |