Main Ref. | Tea, Y.-K., A.C. Gill and H. Senou, 2019 |
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 characters: D XIV,13-14; A II,12; pectoral rays 19-20; tubed lateral-line scales 15-17; gill rakers 5-6 + 17-20 = 22-26; caudal fin with two spinous procurrent rays dorsally and ventrally. Colour of adult generally silvery white with a large black spot on the pectoral fin base that reaches the lower limits of the axil; juvenile's head and body entirely gunmetal to silvery-grey, overlaid with greenish blue iridescence dorsally; the iris pale blue to grey, bright metallic blue on dorsal edge; axil of pectoral fin base with large black spot; caudal peduncle greyish yellow to bright yellow posteriorly; dorsal fin bright yellow, with basal part of spinous part of fin greyish yellow in larger juveniles; anal fin bright yellow; caudal fin bright yellow basally with remainder of fin hyaline in small juveniles, the yellow area becoming more extensive to cover most of fin in larger juveniles; pectoral fins are hyaline; pelvic fins greyish hyaline, edged in pale blue (Ref. 120429). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | 15 - 17 |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 3.5 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 11 - 12 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 17 - 20 |
on upper limb | 5 - 6 |
total | 22 - 26 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | 11 - 11 |
total | 26 - 26 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 14 - 14 |
Soft-rays total | 13 - 14 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 2 - 2 |
Soft-rays total | 12 - 12 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 19 - 20 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |