Main Ref. | Vishwanath, W. and L. Kosygin, 2000 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Last dorsal spine osseous and serrated posteriorly; dorsal and pelvic fin rays branched; 14-15 predorsal scales; several open pores on either side of snout (Ref. 42977). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 32 - 34 |
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 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 4 - 4 |
Soft-rays total | 20 - 21 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 15 - 15 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 8 - 8 |