Main Ref. | Zareian, H. and H.R. Esmaeili, 2017 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | oval |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: elongate and usually cylindrical body; branched dorsal fin rays 8-9, the last unbranched dorsal-fin ray weakly ossified and serrated in 1/3-3/4 of its length; total pelvic fin rays 8-10 (modally 9); small scales, scales in the lateral-line series 63-79, scales between dorsal-fin origin and lateral line 11-16 (modally 14 and 15), scales between anal-fin origin and lateral line 7-10 (modally 8 and 9), circumpeduncular scales 23-28 (modally 24 and 26); gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch 9-15 (modally 10-11); total vertebrae 42-46 (modally 43-44). Colouration: light golden-yellowish or silvery-greyish body coloration in life; presence of a few black blotches on the body of some specimens (Ref. 129199). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 63 - 79 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 11 - 16 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 7 - 10 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 23 - 28 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 9 - 15 |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 42 - 46 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 17 - 20 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 8 - 10 |