Main Ref. | Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012 |
Appearance refers to | Male; Female |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | no special organs |
Different appearance | males alike females |
Different colors | males alike females |
Remarks | Indistinguishable in the field. |
Striking features | striking type of mouth |
Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | clearly concave |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished by the following characters: snout length 2.5-3.2 in head length; greatest body depth 1.5-1.7 in SL. Body pattern chevron with narrow lines on side; black band across posterior body which does not include entire rear part of dorsal fin (Ref. 90102). |
Ease of Identification | easy to distinguish from other species. |
Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 34 - 40 |
Pored lateral line scales | 30 - 37 |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 4 - 6 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 13 - 18 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | 0 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | 15 - 18 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | extending over most of the back length |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 13 - 13 |
Soft-rays total | 23 - 25 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 19 - 22 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 14 - 15 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position thoracic beneath origin of D1 | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |