Morphology Data of Amblyeleotris macronema
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Polunin, N.V.C. and R. Lubbock, 1979
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
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Description: head and body pale beige with 5 faint brown vertical bands; scattered patches of pale brown between vertical bands; brown band along midline of ventral profile of head, lined with pale blue; few pale blue spots on and above operculum; small elongate fish, head and body moderately compresses; mouth large, gape oblique, jaws nearly equal anteriorly, reaching posteriorly approximately to a vertical through centre of pupil; upper lip broad as lower; gill opening extending forward ventrally to vertically below a point just posterior to hind margin of orbit; 97-103 rows of scales in lateral series from dorsal angle of branchial opening to base of caudal fin, latter with an additional 4-6 rows basally; 29-32 transverse scale series, counted forwards and upwards from first anal spine to approximately below sixth dorsal spine; 26-27 scales in zigzag series around narrowest part of caudal peduncle (Ref. 26237).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Amblyeleotris macronema

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 9 - 10
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 2
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 7 - 7
Soft-rays total 12 - 13
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 1 - 1
Soft-rays total 13 - 13

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   16 - 20
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     1
Soft-rays   5 - 5
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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