Main Ref. | Turan, D., C. Kaya, F.G. Ekmekçi and E. Doğan, 2014 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks | Males possess small tubercles on membrane of anal and pelvic fins. The length of paired fins between males and females is not significantly different . |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
This species can be diagnosed from its congeners in Turkey and adjacent waters by the following combination of characters (none unique to the species): a poorly developed and completely scaled ventral keel between pelvic and anal fins; body depth at dorsal-fin origin 24-29% SL; caudal-peduncle depth 10-12% SL and 1.9-2.2 times in its length; predorsal length 48-55% SL; mouth terminal, the tip of the mouth cleft between level of lower margin of pupil and lower margin of eye; the tip of upper lip not projecting beyond the lower lip (tip of both lips are equal) in most specimens; snout with rounded tip; 45-53 + 1-2 scales on lateral line, 9-11 scale rows between lateral-line and dorsal-fin origin, 4-5 scale rows between lateral-line and anal-fin origin; anal fin with 11½-13½ branched rays; pharyngeal teeth 5.1-2.4 or 5.2-2.4, markedly hooked; total vertebrae 41-42 with mode of 42 (including 4 Weberian vertebrae and last complex centrum), comprising 20-22 with mode of 21 abdominal, and 20-21 with mode of 21 caudal vertebrae; dark grey stripe distinct on anterior and posterior parts of body; pigmentation of lateral line distinct (Ref. 94737). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 46 - 55 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 9 - 11 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 4 - 5 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | 5 - 6 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | 20 - 22 |
total | 41 - 42 |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 11 - 12 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 14 - 16 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 13 - 15 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 8 - 8 |