Main Ref. | Kimura, S., P.V. Dunlap, T. Peristiwady and C.R. Lavilla-Pitogo, 2003 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Mouth protruding forward, not downward; teeth small, slender, pointed, uniserial on jaws; membrane between jaws and cheeks densely pigmented, with a black line between anteroventral margin of eye and the lower articulation when mouth closed; lateral line incomplete, ending below base of 11th to 15th dorsal fin soft ray; body rather deep, 40-44% SL; posterior limb of maxilla long, 27-30% HL; anteroventral profile of lower jaw slightly concave; belly almost wholly scaled; large blotch below base of dorsal fin spine (Ref. 49864). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 50 - 58 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 7 - 10 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 22 - 26 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 14 - 16 |
on upper limb | 4 - 5 |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 24 - 24 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 8 - 8 |
Soft-rays total | 16 - 16 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | |
Spines total | 3 - 3 |
Soft-rays total | 14 - 14 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 15 - 16 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines 1 | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |