Morphology Data of Halimuraena lepopareia
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Winterbottom, R., 1985
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 eel-like
Cross section circular
Dorsal head profile more or less straight
Type of eyes more or less normal
Type of mouth/snout more or less normal
Position of mouth terminal
Type of scales cycloid scales
Diagnosis

Gill membranes fused ventrally but free from isthmus. Shoulder with a dark ocellated spot. Preopercular canal with 6 pores; 8 suborbital pores; possess a bilateral, anterior interorbital pore. Cheeks, opercles and nape scaled. Second intermittent lateral line along midlateral septum, with 18-56 pored scales.

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Halimuraena lepopareia

Lateral Lines 2 Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 31 - 39
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels 0
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb 4 - 6
on upper limb 1 - 2
total 5 - 8
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes continuous with caudal fin
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 1 - 1
Soft-rays total 47 - 50
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 37 - 40

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     0
Soft-rays   8 - 10
Pelvics Attributes  suppressed/absent
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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