Main Ref. | Zheng, L.-P., L.-N. Du, X.-Y. Chen and J.-X. Ynag, 2009 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
Type of scales | scales embedded or partly/completely absent |
Diagnosis |
Diagnosed from other congeners by the following characters: highly developed pectoral fin, reaching beyond pelvic-fin origin; eyes present and vestigial; body covered with scales; dorsal and lateral sides of head and body mottled with blotches; dorsal fin emarginate; caudal fin forked; and anus close to anal-fin origin (Ref. 81047). |
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 | 6 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 39 - 39 |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 5 - 6 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 10 - 11 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 7 - 7 |