Morphology Data of Aseraggodes auroculus
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Randall, J.E., 2005
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral short and / or deep
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Diagnosis: Dorsal rays 74-77; anal rays 56-57; most dorsal and anal rays double branched. Lateral-line scales 69-73. including 6-7 anterior to a vertical at upper end of gill opening. Vertebrae 37-38; dorsal pterygiophores anterior to fourth neural spine 12. Body depth 2.45-2.6 in SL; head length (HL) 3.85-3.95 in SL; eye diameter 4.55-4.9 in HL; upper eye overlapping a anterior two-thirds to three-fourths of lower eye; interorbital space narrow, the vertical distance between eyes about one-fourth to one-sixth eye diameter. Caudal peduncle absent. Short fleshy cirri on ventral edge of head. Lateral line aligned with ventral part of upper eye. Longest dorsal ray 1.55-1.7 in HL; caudal fin rounded, 4.4-4.55 in SL in length; pelvic fins 2.4-2.7 in HL, the tip of longest ray reaching base of second or third anal ray. Body color of ocular side in alcohol pale yellowish brown with 3 rows of large irregular blackish blotches, one dorsal, one ventral, and one midlateral; a few small dark spots on fin rays; blind side pale yellowish, the dark spots on rays faint (Ref. 57560).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Aseraggodes auroculus

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 69 - 73
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 37 - 38

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 74 - 77
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 56 - 57

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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