Main Ref. | Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | no special organs |
Different appearance | males alike females |
Different colors | males alike females |
Remarks |
Striking features | none |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | more or less straight |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | superior |
Type of scales | cycloid scales |
Diagnosis |
Belly with 19 or 20 + 8, total 27 or 28 scutes. Eye large, lower jaw projecting. Dorsal fin origin at about midpoint of body; anal fin origin under or just behind final dorsal fin rays. Vertical striae on scales traversing whole scale or overlapping across center of scale. Swim bladder with two very short tubes passing back in the muscles on either side of haemal spines. |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 38 - 56 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 0 - 0 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 0 - 0 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | 0 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 27 - 28 |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
Ventral 0 - 0 | |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 0 - 0 |
Soft-rays total | 39 - 42 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 6 - 7 |