Morphology Data of Aporops bilinearis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Randall, J.E. and C.C. Baldwin, 1997
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features none
Body shape lateral fusiform / normal
Cross section compressed
Dorsal head profile clearly convex
Type of eyes more or less normal
Type of mouth/snout more or less normal
Position of mouth superior
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Adults' body light brown with scattered vertically elongate dark brown spots. Large pores in interorbital space absent (except in small juveniles). Preopercular spine projecting upward. Caudal vertebrae rarely up to 19. Lateral line scales: anterior 32-38; posterior 14-28 (usually 19-21) when fully developed. Longitudinal line series 53-59.

Description: Characterized by having two lateral lines, first ends below soft portion of dorsal fin, second midlateral on posterior part of body; without enlarged pores in interorbital space; no pores around edge of eye; greatest depth of body 3.2-3.3 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Aporops bilinearis

Lateral Lines 2 Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series 53 - 59
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 11 - 13
on upper limb 5 - 6
total 16 - 18
Vertebrae
preanal
total 10 - 18

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes no striking attributes
Fins number 1notched No
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 7 - 7
Soft-rays total 23 - 25
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 19 - 21

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     0
Soft-rays   15 - 17
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    thoracic  before origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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