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 by the following characters: lateral-line scales 50-55; scales from lateral line to origin of dorsal fin 8-9 and from lateral line to first anal fin spine 9-10; chin with 5 pores. Colouration: adults brownish with 5-7 longitudinal, irregular white stripes thinner than dark ones and by without submarginal white stripe on soft dorsal fin; no dark bar between eyes in adults and without the 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 | |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 8 - 9 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 9 - 10 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | 12 - 15 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 10 - 10 |
Soft-rays total | 37 - 40 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 2 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 15 - 18 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |