Morphology Data of Eustomias schmidti
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Clarke, T.A., 2000
Appearance refers to Male; Female
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs no special organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features striking barbel(s)
Body shape lateral elongated
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Barbel with three branches arising from stem; medial branch stout, bulbous and with distal filaments barely reaching to barbel tip; lateral branches tapering, extending well beyond end of barbel (except in small specimens); terminal bulb unpigmented and elongated, occupying most of distal barbel, tightly constricted distally into spheroidal terminal section; terminal filament or single-based group of filaments arising ventrally from constriction.

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Eustomias schmidti

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 1
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 22 - 28
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 36 - 43

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  rays very elongated
Spines     0
Soft-rays   2 - 2
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    
Spines     0
Soft-rays   7 - 7
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