Morphology Data of Eviota zonura
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Randall, 2016
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features none
Body shape lateral fusiform / normal
Cross section oval
Dorsal head profile clearly convex
Type of eyes more or less normal
Type of mouth/snout more or less normal
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following characters: cephalic sensory-canal pore system without the IT pore only (pattern 2); branched pectoral-fin rays; fimbriate urogenital papilla; dorsal/anal-fin formula 9/8; fifth pelvic-fin ray rudimentary or absent; pectoral-fin base no dark spots; subcutaneous bars on body 5 between anal-fin origin and caudal fin; a large rectangular dark spot on mid and upper caudal peduncle (Ref. 107299).

Description: semi-translucent green body with seven vertically elongate, dusky red blotches along upper side, last overlaying vertically elongate black spot on posterior caudal peduncle; side of body with similar blotches along lower side of body; head with dusky orange spots and short bands; first and second dorsal spines of male may be filamentous; eleventh to fifteenth pectoral rays usually branched; longitudinal scale series 23-24; ctenoid scales, absent on head, nape, breast and base of pectoral fin; separated pelvic fins, thin membrane joining bases; fifth pelvic rays absent or rudimentary; fourth pelvic ray with average of 7.6 branches; depth of body 4.4-5.0 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Eviota zonura

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series 23 - 24
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 6 - 7
Soft-rays total 8 - 10
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 1 - 1
Soft-rays total 7 - 8

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   15 - 17
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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