Main Ref. | Myers, R.F., 1991 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | none |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | clearly convex |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | superior |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosi |
Body reddish brown with patches on the cheeks and a black spot at the base of the tail. SL to 38 mm. Description: Characterized by having dark spots on dorsal fins; longitudinal scale series 78-89; presence of head pores along upper and rear margin of eye, and two preopercular pores; rounded to slightly emarginate caudal fin (Ref. 90102). |
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 | 13 - 15 |
on upper limb | 3 - 3 |
totale | |
Vertebre | |
preanal | |
totale |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 7 - 7 |
Soft-rays total | 16 - 17 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 1 - 1 |
Soft-rays total | 16 - 18 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 16 - 19 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position thoracic beneath origin of D1 | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 4 - 4 |