Morphology Data of Planiliza alata
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Allen, G.R., 1991
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 fusiform / normal
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Description: Adipose eyelids feeble; tongue notched in front; lips thin, lower edentate, upper with 2 rows recurved teeth; teeth on pterygoid and tongue, none on palatines and vomer; preorbital slightly emarginate, denticulate and truncate behind (Ref. 4393). First dorsal fin with 4 spines, second dorsal fin with 1 spine and 8 soft rays; anal fin with 3 spines and 9 soft rays; pectoral fin with 16 rays; second dorsal fin and anal fin falcate; pelvic fin about as long as pectoral fin in adults, shorter in juveniles; pectoral fin folded forward reaches front of eye or beyond (Ref. 4393). Scales on lateral line 29-32; scaly process at first dorsal-fin base 6.0-6.7 times in predorsal distance; no pectoral axillary scale (Ref. 4393).

Colouration: Scale margins dark, especially dorsally, giving the dull grey body the characteristic reticulate appearance; pelvic fins bright yellow or orange (Ref. 4393).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Planiliza alata

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 29 - 32
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 no striking attributes
Fins number 2
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 5 - 5
Soft-rays total 8 - 8
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes forked; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 9 - 9

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     0
Soft-rays   16 - 16
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    thoracic  before origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
Comments & Corrections
Back to Search
cfm script by eagbayani, 17.10.00, php script by rolavides, 13/03/08 ,  last modified by sortiz, 06.27.17