Morphology Data of Scartelaos gigas
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Murdy, E.O., 1989
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

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

Distinguished by the following characteristics: no barbel on ventral midline near symphysis of lower jaw; upper jaw teeth 37; head depth 13.1% SL; caudal fin length 18.5% SL; length of D1 base 5.0% SL; no vertical bars on body; no large, black spots or stripes basally on posterior half of D2; D2 and anal fins not connected by membrane to caudal fin (Ref. 5218).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Scartelaos gigas

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
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

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

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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