Morphology Data of Parioglossus multiradiatus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Keith, P., G. Marquet, P. Valade, P. Bosc and E. Vigneux, 2006
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance always different morphology between mature adults
Different colors
Remarks Dorsal spines 4 and 6 elongated and with filaments for males as, for females, dorsal spines 4 and 5 are elongated.

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral elongated
Cross section compressed
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout clearly protrusible
Position of mouth superior
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Elongated body, slighthly laterally compressed. Dorsal and ventral profiles straight. Short snout. No teeth on vomer, nor on palatins. Superior jaw shows two raws of conical teeth. Vertical branchial opening, extending from superior insertion of the pectoral fin to its inferior insertion. Belly and prepelvic area with scales. Base of the pectoral without scales or only with a few ones. Pectorals pointed. Caudal is truncate for females and truncate to emarginate for males. Head and upper part of the body greenish-yellow, translucid and shiny. A wide lateral black stripe from the anterior edge of the eye, along the flanks to the posterior edge of the caudal peduncle. Black vertical mark on the caudal fin connected with the lateral stripe. Abdomen pinkish-white. Lower part of the cheek and operculum redish. Hyalin fins. Anal with black and white margins. Hyalin anal for females.Black and translucid for males (Ref. 57749).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Parioglossus multiradiatus

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series 98 - 109
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

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 2
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 7 - 7
Soft-rays total 16 - 17
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total 1 - 1
Soft-rays total 17 - 18

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   18 - 19
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     1
Soft-rays   4 - 4
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