Main Ref. | Parin, N.V., S.S. Grigoryev and E.S. Karmovskaya, 2005 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | eel-like |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Vertebrae 115-122; dorsal fin rays 120-126 (D + 1/2 C); anal fin rays 100-105 (A + 1/2 C), with a black spot in the anterior part of the dorsal fin; narrow interorbital gap; relatively large eyes; elongated paired fins (Ref. 57828). |
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 | 23 - 25 |
total | 115 - 122 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 12 - 15 |
Soft-rays total | 120 - 126 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 100 - 105 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 17 - 18 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 3 - 3 |