Main Ref. | Pinheiro, H.T., G. Bernardi and L.A. Rocha, 2016 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | short and / or deep |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of character: head 3.2-3.7 in SL; body depth 2.7 in SL; head length 3.2-3.7 in SL; orbit diameter 1.9-2.7 in HL; caudal-peduncle depth 2.7-3.3 in HL; D IV, 8-9; A III, 24-25; pectoral rays 15; lateral-line scales 51-54; scales below the lateral line 10-11; circumpeduncular scales 11-12; gill rakers 23-25. Colour when alive mostly silvery, darker from mid-body to the lateral line and greenish above; fins translucent with a darker tail; when preserved light brown to silvery with darker dorsum and translucent fins; caudal fin darker. Further, mitochondrial DNA COI sequences show a divergence of at least 4% from all Atlantic congeners (Ref. 113730). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 51 - 54 |
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 | 19 - 21 |
on upper limb | 4 - 6 |
total | 23 - 25 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 4 - 4 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 24 - 25 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 15 - 15 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |