Main Ref. | Munroe, T.A., A. Brito and C. Hernandez, 2000 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | no special organs |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks | females apparently larger than males. |
Striking features | none |
Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
Cross section | flattened |
Dorsal head profile | clearly convex |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | other (see Diagnosis) |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
a 1-3-2 interdigitation pattern; 12 caudal fin rays; 80-87 dorsal fin rays; 66-72 anal fin rays; 45-48 total vertebrae; 84-98 scales in a longitudinal series; unpigmented peritoneum; unique ocular side pigmentation featuring a yellowish to dark brown background with numerous small, dark speckles, a series of 3-8 mostly incomplete crossbands beginning just posterior to the opercle, and usually 1-3 small, dark, spherical spots arranged in a longitudinal row along the body midline; a series of dark blotches alternating with unpigmented areas on the dorsal and anal fins, and a spot and dark band on the caudal fin base with the distal four-fifths of the caudal fin unpigmented. |
Ease of Identification | likely to be confused with closely related species. |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | 84 - 98 |
Scale rows above lateral line | |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | 0 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 45 - 48 |
Attributes | origin on head, nearly above eye |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 80 - 87 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | pointed; confluent |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 66 - 72 |
Pectoral | Attributes absent |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes asymmetric in size/position |
Position jugular behind origin of D1 | |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 4 - 4 |