Morphology Data of Typhlachirus lipophthalmus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Tan, H.H. and J. Grinang, 2020
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
Cross section flattened
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This small-sized sole (largest reported size at least 14.0 cm SL) have no external eyes visible

on right side; body overall tear-drop shaped; head relatively long (head length 25.5 % SL) and,

rounded, its width 127.6 % HL with deepest part of body (42.6 % SL; body depth at anus 36.8 % SL, located about at point about equal to 1/4 SL, the body gently tapering to caudal peduncle

(with depth 6.2 % SL); pectoral fin on right side of body absent; all unpaired fins confluent; D 54; A 39; caudal-fin rays 12; pelvic-fin rays 3 on both left and right; no gill rakers on gill arches; 9 + 25 = 34 (Ref. 126196).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Typhlachirus lipophthalmus

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 9 - 9
total 34 - 34

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 54 - 54
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 39 - 39

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   3 - 3
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