Main Ref. | GuimarĂ£es, R.Z.P., 1999 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | other |
Different appearance | always different morphology between mature adults |
Different colors | |
Remarks | Males with brood pouch; females with ovipositor (Ref. 205). |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | eel-like |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | tube-like |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Possess nine (9) different color phases. Similar to Halicampus zavorensis, it has a short snout (2.7-3.7 in HL) with a continuous and essentially linear median dorsal ridges. Different with H. zavorensis in having 17-18 trunk ridges (vs. 14); 32 - 35 tail rings (vs. 36 - 37); and having 18 - 22 dorsal-fin rays (vs. 22 - 23) (Ref. 52313). |
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 | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 19 - 21 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 1 - 3 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes suppressed/absent |
Position absent | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |