Main Ref. | Aizawa, M., 1990 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
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 |
First and second supra-abdominal photophores at the same level, with the third elevated. Darkly pigmented area of predorsal do not reach the median line of the body and is separated from the subdorsal dark area; the anterior part of the darkly pigmented predorsal is concave ventrally. Vomerine teeth present only on lateral edge (Ref. 37378). |
Ease of Identification |
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 | 10 - 10 |
on upper limb | 7 - 7 |
total | 17 - 17 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 32 - 32 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 12 - 12 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 17 - 17 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 13 - 13 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 7 - 7 |