Main Ref. | Geerinckx, T., L. Risch, E.J. Vreven, D. Adriaens and G.G. Teugels, 2007 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: snout length larger than 75% of mouth width; dorsal spine long, 17.2-22.9% HL, less than 6 times in SL; dorsal fin base length 21.3-31.5% HL; 13-15 soft rays in anal fin (Ref. 81642). Description: premaxillary toothband wide (width 33.2-45.2% HL), mouth wider (width 42.33-55.6% HL) than snout length (30.7-42.9% HL); vomerine and palatine dentition strongly developed, even in juveniles; pectoral fin with 9 (rarely 10) soft rays; anal fin with 13-15 soft rays, 4-5 unbranched, 8-10 branched; nasal barbel long (length 16.2-36.5% HL)(Ref. 81642). Coloration: preserved specimens: head and dorsum dark brown, ventrum creamy white (Ref. 81642). |
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 | 8 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 10 - 14 |
on upper limb | 6 - 9 |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 2 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
Adipose fin | present |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 13 - 15 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 9 - 10 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position abdominal | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |