Morphology Data of Wallago leerii
كليدهاي شناسايي
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Ng, P.K.L., 1992
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
تشخيص

Differs from all other congeners by having a jet black pectoral-fin membranes. Branchiostegal rays 15-18 (Ref. 2091). Corner of mouth reaching only to anterior margin of eye (Ref. 7050).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Wallago leerii

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
کل 12 - 16
مهره ها
preanal
کل

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 1 - 1
Soft-rays total 4 - 4
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes forked; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 60 - 75

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     1
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    abdominal
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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