Morphology Data of Ecsenius tessera
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Springer, V.G., 1988
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 elongated
Cross section oval
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Dorsal fin XII.14 or 15, with deep notch between spinous and segmented-ray portions. Anal fin II,16 or 17. Pectoral fin 13. Segmented caudal-fin rays 13. Vertebrae 10 + 23. Dentary incisor teeth 50-54 which includes anterior canine teeth very similar in appearance with incisors; posterior canines 1 on each side. Lateral line without vertical pairs of pores, terminating posteriorly at some point between vertical from interspace between dorsal-fin spines 10 and 11and vertical from first segmented ray. With cirrus on posterior rim of anterior nostril; absent on anterior rim. Dark spots on posterior half of body tile-like, surrounded and separated from each other only by pale, grout-like (interconnected) network (Ref. 5296).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Ecsenius tessera

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 33 - 33

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes extending over most of the back length
Fins number 1notched No
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 12 - 12
Soft-rays total 14 - 15
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 2 - 2
Soft-rays total 16 - 17

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     0
Soft-rays   13 - 13
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    jugular
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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