Morphology Data of Lepophidium wileyi
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Robins, C.R., R.H. Robins and M.E. Brown, 2012
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 compressed
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is characterized by the following: fringed snout; average snout length 20.9% in HL; average bony interorbit distance 18.6% in HL; average lateral line length 91.5% in SL; average post orbital head length 20.7% in HL; average preanal distance 36.7% in SL; head and body color tan and without pattern; no white spot on symphyseal region of the snout (Ref. 91765).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Lepophidium wileyi

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 14 - 15
total 70 - 75

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 124 - 135
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 105 - 117

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   20 - 25
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Back to Search
Comments & Corrections
cfm script by eagbayani, 17.10.00, php script by rolavides, 13/03/08 ,  last modified by sortiz, 06.27.17