Main Ref. | Gosse, J.P. and D. Paugy, 2003 |
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 | short and / or deep |
Cross section | compressed |
Dorsal head profile | clearly concave |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: snout longer than eye diameter; body depth 1.7-2.2x and head length 2.8-3.3x SL; caudal peduncle 0.8-0.9x long than deep; scale formula 12.5/46-51/14.5-16.5; 12.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; characterized by ctenoid scales; scales without denticulations on posterior margin, but with parallel ridges prolonged as spines beyond posterior margin; short pectorals, half of head length; pelvic fins longer than pectorals, provided with scaly process at their bases; 17-19 dorsal fin branched rays; 19-22 anal fin branched rays (Ref. 2938, 81281). Description: body deep and compressed; mouth terminal and armed with fine teeth aligned in single row in each jaw; eye covered by adipose eyelid (Ref. 2938, 81281). Coloration: yellowish body with irregular black dots; two oblique, bluish-black bars on body: one between anterior part of dorsal and pelvic fins, other between adipose and anal fins; pectorals yellow, other fins black (Ref. 2938, 81281). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 46 - 51 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 12 - 13 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 14 - 17 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | 0 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 17 - 19 |
Adipose fin | present |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 19 - 22 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |