Main Ref. | Carvalho-Filho, A., C. Oliveira, L. Maximiano, J. Tavera, A.P. Acero and A.P. Marceniuk, 2022 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished from its congeners in the western Atlantic by the following characters: lateral line pored scales 44-49; scales above lateral line 6 and below 8; straight white stripes 8, usually wider than black stripes on sides; chin with 5 pores. Colouration: submarginal white stripe on soft dorsal fin, no dark bar between eyes, body with 3-5 broad dark horizontal stripes and narrow stripes in between, no wide transverse dark bar from dorsal-fin origin almost to pelvic-fin base (Ref. 128874). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 44 - 49 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 6 - 6 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 8 - 8 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | 12 - 17 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 9 - 11 |
Soft-rays total | 36 - 40 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 2 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 16 - 16 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |