Main Ref. | Kawai, T., K. Nakaya and B. Séret, 2008 |
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 | |
Diagnose |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: fusiform body, covered with bony plates; large head, depressed and expanded around the edges; flat and elongated rostral projection on each side, rostral nearly parallel; large mouth, inferior, upper jaw not reaching below anterior border of orbit (Ref. 79587). Description: bony plates 34 in upper lateral row, with 23rd-26th to 31st or 32nd plates each bearing a forward-directed spine; gill rakers 6-7 + 1 + 20-21 = 27-28; elongated rostral projection (53.0-59.3% HL); upper jaw short (42.1-43.4% HL); pectoral fin elongate (70.6-79.4% HL); long preopercular spine (39.2-57.7%HL); distance between anus and caudal fin base 49.9-52.1% SL (Ref. 79587). |
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 | 6 - 7 |
insgesamt | 27 - 28 |
Wirbelzahl | |
preanal | |
insgesamt | 33 - 34 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 7 |
Soft-rays total | 20 - 21 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 20 - 21 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 17 - 19 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 |