Main Ref. | Kottelat, M., 1998 |
Utseende refererar till | hane; hona |
Bones in OsteoBase |
specialiserade organ | |
annat utseende | different morphology during breeding season only |
andra färger | |
Anmärkningar | Mature males which are smaller than mature females, posses prominent tubercles on the opercula and the anterior margins of the pectoral fins (Ref. 56317). |
Särskilt slående egenskaper | |
Lateral kroppsform | fusiform / normal |
Tvärsnitt | |
Dorsal profil av huvudet | |
Ögontyp | |
Typ av mun/snyte | |
Munnens placering | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnos |
Has a long more or less square, median lobe on the lower lip reaching an imaginary line between the corners of the mouth (in specimens > about 7 cm SL); upper lip rolled backwards and upwards and with a median lobe projecting upwards; no dark longitudinal stripe along the side in adults; fins blackish in large adults, yellow in juveniles, and usually 4+1/2 scales between the lateral line and the dorsal-fin origin (Ref. 27732); has 9 branched dorsal-fin rays (Ref. 12693); eyes visible in ventral view; body deep and compressed; isthmus with small distinct scales, about 16 scales between isthmus and origin of pelvic fin; gill rakers 20; supero-posterior margin of dorsal fin deeply concave; pelvic fin tip pointed, posterior margin obviously concave; tip of anal fin pointed, extending to the base of caudal fin (Ref. 13848). Also Ref. 35913. |
Ease of Identification |
Sidolinjer | avbruten: No |
Fjäll längs sidolinje | 21 - 24 |
Porbärande fjäll längs sidolinje | |
Fjäll i lateralserie | |
Antal rader fjäll ovan sidolinje | 4 - 4 |
Antal rader fjäll under sidolinje | 2 - 2 |
Fjäll runt stjärtfensspole | 12 - 12 |
Skäggtömmar | |
Gälspringor (endast hos hajar/rockor) | |
Gälräfständer | |
på undre del av gälbåge | |
på övre del av gälbåge | |
totalt | 17 - 24 |
Ryggkotor | |
preanal | |
totalt | 39 - 41 |
Egenskaper | no striking attributes |
Antal fenor | 1 |
Antal småfenor | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 4 - 4 |
Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 8 - 8 |
Fettfena | absent |
Egenskaper | forked; more or less normal |
Antal fenor | 1 |
Totalt antal hårda fenstrålar | 3 - 3 |
Totalt antal mjuka fenstrålar | 5 - 5 |
Bröstfena | Egenskaper more or less normal |
Fenstrålar hårda | |
Fenstrålar mjuka | |
Bukfenor | Egenskaper more or less normal |
Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
Fenstrålar hårda 1 | |
Fenstrålar mjuka 8 - 8 |