Main Ref. | Whitehead, P.J.P., M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.), 1986 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | protruding genital papilla (am) |
Different appearance | always different morphology between mature adults |
Different colors | different colors in mature adults only |
Remarks |
Striking features | striking fins |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | scales embedded or partly/completely absent |
Diagnosis |
Preopercular spine present. Antrorse (forward-pointing) spine at base very small, rudimentary or absent. Second dorsal in males with dark blotches in vertical or oblique rows, in females colorless (Ref. 232). Gill cover with 3 spines. Snout slightly longer than the eye diameter (Ref. 35388). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | 1 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 | 0 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | absent |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | other |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 4 - 4 |
Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 10 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position jugular before origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |