Main Ref. | Ida, H., P. Sirimontaporn and S. Monkolprasit, 1994 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | ctenoid scales |
Diagnosis |
Preserved body color, uniformly yellow with no marks on body and fin. Small pelvic fin 3-4% of SL; segmented rays. Scales on upper edge of opercle absent. Large eyes, 5-6% SL; 1/4 of HL. Lachrymal large, 5.3-5.6% SL;1/4 of HL (Ref. 39393). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 109 - 117 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 4 - 4 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 12 - 13 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | 21 - 23 |
on upper limb | 7 - 8 |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total | 62 - 63 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | 48 - 51 |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin |
Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 23 - 24 |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position thoracic before origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 5 - 5 |