Main Ref. | Larson, H.K., M.F. Geiger, R.K. Hadiaty and F. Herder, 2014 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks | Male with genital papilla elongate, slightly rounded basally, becoming more flattened toward narrowly blunt tip (vs. papilla rounded, slender and bulbous in female). |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | cycloid and ctenoid scales |
Diagnosis |
Distinguished by following characters: second dorsal fin with I,7-8 rays, usually I,8; pectoral fin with 15-16 rays, usually 15; 31-35 longitudinal scales; 9-12 transverse scales backward; 12-14 scales around caudal peduncle; 17-21 small predorsal scales, reaching to slightly anterior of rear preopercular margin; ctenoid scales on sides of body extending forward in wedge to behind pectoral fin; sensory papillae on head in distinct transverse pattern; side of the body with numerous short papilla rows; gill opening oblique, shoulder girdle smooth; first spine of dorsal fin longest in males, second spine longest in females, no spines elongate; and head, body and fin rays plain dark brown to blackish (Ref. 97638). |
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 | 12 - 12 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 27 - 27 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 7 - 7 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 8 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 1 - 1 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 8 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 15 - 15 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |