Morphology Data of Halieutopsis nasuta
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Ho, H.-C., 2021
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral
Cross section flattened
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following characters: dorsal surface with black to brown vermiculate color pattern; principal tubercles on dorsal surface with 5-8 facets; ventral surface naked or with scattered tubercles; bifurcate tubercles associated with lateral line on tail; dorsal lobe of esca with pair of cirri at the tip and small appendage on each side of its base; skull length 28.7-36.8% SL, interorbital width 11.3-13.3% SL, mouth width 23.9-30.7% SL, upper jaw length 15.1-17.6% SL, post-anus length 61.7-67.8% SL, preanal length 74.9-85.0% SL, disk margin 43.4-52.3% SL, dorsal-fin length 14.8-19.1% SL, pectoral-fin length 26.1-31.2% SL, anal-fin length 16.1-20.2% SL, caudal-fin length 24.3-33.1% SL; lateral-line neuromasts: preopercular series 3-4, subopercular series 5-6, dorsolateral branch of subopercular series 3 (Ref. 127411).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Halieutopsis nasuta

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
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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