Morphology Data of Trachidermus fasciatus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Wang, S. (ed.), 1998
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 elongated
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes more or less normal
Type of mouth/snout other (see remarks)
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Head large and without spine; snout with nostril spine; eyes small and nearer to tip of snout; mouth large, upper jaw slightly projected and reaching rear edge of eyes; gill opening large, pseudobranch present and gill rakers small; scales absent but with small knobbles on body.

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Trachidermus fasciatus

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
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 8 - 8
Soft-rays total 19 - 20
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 17 - 18

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    thoracic
Spines     1
Soft-rays   5 - 5
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