Main Ref. | Allen, G.R., 2001 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
Cross section | oval |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
Diagnosis |
Predorsal scales 3-4; preopercular margin minutely serrate; preopercular ridge mainly smooth except a few weak crenations on lower portion; body depth 3.0-3.2 in SL; overall color light coppery brown with gold suffusion on opercle and middle of side, pair of thin brown stripes on upper half of body, and black spot at base of caudal fin (Ref. 44115). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 24 - 24 |
Pored lateral line scales | 3 - 3 |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | |
Scale rows below lateral line | 5 - 6 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 12 - 12 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 14 - 14 |
on upper limb | 4 - 4 |
total | 18 - 18 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 24 - 24 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 8 - 8 |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 9 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 2 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 14 - 14 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position thoracic | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |