Morphology Data of Pogonophryne sarmentifera
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Balushkin, A.V. and Spodareva. V.V., 2013
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 elongated
Cross section angular
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished from its congeners in the long-barbeled plunderfish in the mentella group by the following set of characters: long mental barbel (68.0-70.0% of HL), sarment-shaped with a thin terminal expansion (esca width 5.9-8.1% of barbel length) composed of rows of short and flattened incubous processes; large number of anterior teeth in the lower jaw near symphysis (19-30 left, 21-31 right) arranged in two or more rows; seismosensory system canals on the top of the head have very small pores; weakly developed internasal organ. Colour of peritoneum light, almost white, with rare pigmental macules (Ref. 95071).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Pogonophryne sarmentifera

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 18 - 18
total 39 - 39

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 2
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 31 - 31
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 17 - 17

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   20 - 20
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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