Main Ref. | Anderson, W.D. Jr., P.J. Kailola and B.B. Collette, 1992 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Several prominent exserted canine teeth at anterior ends of upper and lower jaws; longest tooth in upper jaw 9.9-11.6 % in snout length, 6.3-8.7 % in postorbital head length; longest tooth in lower jaw 9.2-10.2 % in snout length, 6.5-6.9 % in postorbital head length; lateral line with 69 or 70 tubed scales; caudal fin deeply forked. |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | |
Pored lateral line scales | 69 - 70 |
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 | 20 - 21 |
on upper limb | 9 - 9 |
total | 29 - 30 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 10 - 10 |
Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 17 - 17 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |