Morphology Data of Poecilopsetta natalensis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Heemstra, P.C., 1986
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 short and / or deep
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Eyed side greyish brown; dorsal, anal and pectoral fins dusky to black; 2 dark blotches on caudal fin; blind side pale with dusky spots (Ref. 6270). Pectoral fin rays on ocular side 8-7, blind 7-10. Body depth, length 2.5-2.8 times the depth (Ref. 41434).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Poecilopsetta natalensis

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 70 - 82
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 9 - 11
on upper limb 7 - 8
total 16 - 19
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 60 - 62
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 51 - 54

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     0
Soft-rays   9 - 10
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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