Main Ref. | Stiassny, M.L.J., A. Lamboj, D. De Weirdt and G.G. Teugels, 2008 |
Appearance refers to | Male; Female |
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 | |
Dorsal head profile | clearly convex |
Type of eyes | more or less normal |
Type of mouth/snout | more or less normal |
Position of mouth | terminal |
Type of scales | cycloid scales |
Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: 20-24 rakers on lower limb of first arch; length of lower pharyngeal jaw < 43.5% of head length; 27-30 scales in lateral line; head length 33.6-39.5% of standard length; total dorsal rays (including spines) 24-27 (Ref. 81260). Color in life is silver-grey, darker on back, whitish below with a series of pink spots along flank, one to each scale; genital papilla small and leaf-shaped in male, truncate in female; tips of dorsal soft rays reaching vertical of 0.25 to 0.75 length of caudal, anal not quite so far; pelvic extremity reaching vent or nearly (Ref. 2). Description: head length 33.6-39.5% SL; lower pharyngeal jaw with unicuspid anterior teeth and larger straight posterior teeth; ventral keel very elongate, longer than dentigerous plate; 2-6 rows of teeth in oral jaws, outer row teeth bicuspid (Ref. 81260). Head profile somewhat curved; mouth small; body moderately deep (Ref. 52307). Coloration: silvery grey, darker dorsally and pale to white ventrally; body scales with central clear spot, tinted pale pink; scale spots sometimes forming longitudinal rosy lines; upper part of head, snout and upper lip smoky grey; lower lip, half of cheek, chin and chest whitish; dorsal, anal and caudal fins uniform grey; pelvics whitish to transparent, pectoral fins transparent (Ref. 81260). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | 2 Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 27 - 30 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | |
Scale rows below lateral line | |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | 0 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | absent |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 19 - 24 |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | extending over most of the back length |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 |
Ventral 0 | |
Spines total | 14 - 16 |
Soft-rays total | 9 - 12 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | more or less truncate; more or less normal |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 10 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position thoracic behind origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |