Main Ref. | Tan, H.H. and J. Grinang, 2020 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
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 |
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 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 54 - 54 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 39 - 39 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 3 - 3 |