Main Ref. | Skelton, P.H., 2001 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Description: Body compressed, fusiform; in males leading ray of anal fin expanded and recurved, in females fin normal and trailing edge straight (Ref. 52193). Teeth tricuspid, in a single row on both jaws, 12 on upper, 6-8 on lower jaw (Ref. 52193). Dorsal fin with 3 unbranched and 7-8 branched rays; anal fin with 2 unbranched and 16-18 branched rays (Ref. 52193). Lateral line incomplete, 7-9 tubuled scales, 28-32 scales in lateral series, 12-14 around caudal peduncle (Ref. 52193). Colouration: Translucent olive, with silvery head and abdomen and an iridescent green stripe along body; dorsal and caudal fins sooty, with yellow base; a black band above anterior base of anal fin passes across midrays of anal fin (Ref. 52193). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | 28 - 32 |
Scale rows above lateral line | |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 12 - 14 |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 10 - 11 |
Adipose fin | present |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 18 - 20 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |