Morphology Data of Anacanthus barbatus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral elongated
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Description: Characterized by generally brownish body color with whitish stripe on dorsal midline/upper back from mouth to caudal fin base; brown stripe from snout to posterior body, often with brown reticulum; feeble and inconspicuous dorsal spine, above middle of pectoral fins; extremely elongate body, depth at anal fin origin about 10-11 in SL; opening of gill as long as eye, nearly horizontal, posterior end below front edge of eye; chin with conspicuous barbel, thick at base, tapering to thread, length about equal to half of length of snout; rhomboidal caudal fin (Ref. 90102).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Anacanthus barbatus

Lateral Lines 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
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 2
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 1 - 1
Soft-rays total 48 - 50
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 58 - 62

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   8 - 10
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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