Main Ref. | Kimura, S., K. Katahira and K. Kuriiwa, 2013 |
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 of the red-fin Decapterus group is distinguished by the following set of characters: tip of upper jaw not hooked; opercular membrane entriely without serration; posterior tip of pectoral fin usually extending beyond a vertical through origin of second dorsal fin; gill rakers 25-31; curved part of lateral line with 54-62 cycloid scales, body depth 19.4-22.5 % SL pectoral-fin length 25.7-30.6 % SL (Ref. 94089). |
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 | 25 - 31 |
on upper limb | 9 - 12 |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 9 - 9 |
Soft-rays total | 28 - 33 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | 2 |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 23 - 26 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 19 - 21 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |