Morphology Data of Cynoscion phoxocephalus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Jiménez Prado, P. and P. Béarez, 2004
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 fusiform / normal
Cross section other (see Diagnosi
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout other (see Diagnosis)
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Body long and slightly compressed; head pointed, its dorsal profile almost straight from nape to origin of dorsal fin; mouth oblique; lower jaw prominent; teeth set in 1 to 3 rows, with a pair of canines on the anterior end of upper jaw; lower branch of first gill arch with 7 to 8 gill rakers; second dorsal fin without small scales; cycloid scales on body and head; lateral line scales 60 to 70 (Ref. 55763).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Cynoscion phoxocephalus

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
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

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