Main Ref. | Guibord, A.-C. and F. Chapleau, 2001 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
Cross section | flattened |
Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
Type of eyes | asymmetric |
Type of mouth/snout | other (see remarks) |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | cycloid and ctenoid scales |
Diagnosis |
First dorsal fin ray long, 1.79-2.01in HL. Pelvic fin rays on ocular side long, 1.56-1.95 in HL. Paired fins without scales. Caudal fin rays 20, 14 medial rays branched. Ocular side with large ctenoid scales; blind side with cycloid scales. Mouth oblique, symmetrical. Lateral line with ctenoid scales; absent on blind side (Ref. 41109). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 73 - 83 |
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 | 10 - 11 |
on upper limb | 6 - 8 |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | 10 - 10 |
total | 39 - 40 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 58 - 62 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 45 - 52 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 9 - 10 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 6 - 6 |