Morphology Data of Tuamotuichthys bispinosus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Møller, P.R., W. Schwarzhans and J.G. Nielsen, 2003
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 compressed
Dorsal head profile clearly convex
Type of eyes more or less normal
Type of mouth/snout more or less normal
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Head profile above eye moderately depressed. Head and body with large scales. Upper and lower opercular spines strong. Neural spines of vertebrae 6-14 truncate. Pectoral peduncle as long as broad. Posterior part of maxilla expanded, 5.5 % SL. Palatine teeth present. Eyes well-developed. Gill rakers 11, 3 long rakers interrupted by short platelike rakers. Pectoral fin rays 22. Caudal fin rays 13. Vertebrae 13 + 39 = 52.

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Tuamotuichthys bispinosus

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 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 81 - 81
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes pointed

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 60 - 60

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     0
Soft-rays   22 - 22
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     0
Soft-rays   1 - 1
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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