Main Ref. | Greenfield, D.W., 1988 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Dark bands lacking a pale central area; width of pale bands clearly less than width of dark bands; pattern on cheek usually consisting of 2-4 wide bars radiating from ventral portion of eye, occasionally with portions of bars broken into spots, and the dark bars covering most of cheek, no large unpigmented area anterior to preopercular margin; pectoral-fin base with a single spot, usually covering most of base, the ventral portion of the spot often more intensely pigmented; pectoral-fin rays modally 17 (Ref. 34188). |
Ease of Identification |
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 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 2 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 7 - 7 |
Soft-rays total | 8 - 9 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Spines total | 1 - 1 |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 9 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines 0 | |
Soft-rays 16 - 18 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |