Morphology Data of Engyprosopon longipelvis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Amaoka, K. and H.-C. Ho, 2018
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
Cross section flattened
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This speciesi is distinguished by the following characters: gill rakers are slender with spines; lateral line scales 37-40; pelvic-fin rays in males on ocular-side elongate, and its fin membrane with many black spots (Ref. 126076).

Description. D 78-82, A 59-60, pectoral-fin rays on ocular-side 11-12, on blind-side 9-10, caudal-fin rays 3 + 11-2 + 2-3, pelvic-fin rays on ocular-side 6, on blind-side; lateral line scales 37-40; gill rakers 0 + 7; vertebrae 10 + 24 (Ref. 126076).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Engyprosopon longipelvis

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 37 - 40
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 7 - 7
on upper limb 0 - 0
total 7 - 7
Vertebrae
preanal 10 - 10
total 34 - 34

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 78 - 82
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 59 - 60

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   6 - 6
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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