Morphology Data of Rhinogobius lineatus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Chen, I.-S., M. Kottelat and P.J. Miller, 1999
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features striking fins
Body shape lateral fusiform / normal
Cross section
Dorsal head profile more or less straight
Type of eyes more or less normal
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth terminal
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Distinguished by the following combination of characters: 2nd dorsal fin rays modally I/9; body with 5 or 6 lateral pale brown blotches and 6-7 brown longitudinal lines and cheek with 10-14 tiny black dots (Ref. 33279). Anal fin with 1 simple and 7 branched rays (Ref. 43281).

Ease of Identification easy to distinguish from other species.

Meristic characteristics of Rhinogobius lineatus

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 28 - 28

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 2
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 6 - 6
Soft-rays total 10 - 10
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 8 - 8

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  very large , lobe-like
Spines     0
Soft-rays   15 - 16
Pelvics Attributes  part of sucker-disc
Position    
Spines     1
Soft-rays   5 - 5
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