Main Ref. | Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | none |
Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
Diagnosis |
Description: Body greyish brown; pectoral fin axil yellow-orange; dorsal, anal and caudal fins margin dark brown (Ref. 90102). Caudal-fin lobes tips end in two filaments. Juveniles have more blue around the eyes and the margins of the dorsal and anal fins, as well as elongate outermost caudal rays (Ref. 1602). Body depth 1.5-1.7 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 13 - 14 |
Pored lateral line scales | 13 - 14 |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | 0 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | 26 - 29 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 12 - 12 |
Soft-rays total | 12 - 13 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked; with dorsal and ventral filament |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 2 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 12 - 13 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 16 - 17 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position thoracic beneath origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |