Morphology Data of Shuja horei
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Genner, M.J., L.-L. Hsu, R.A. Collins, A.M. Smith, A.D. Saxon, A.H. Shechonge, B.P. Ngatunga and G.F. Turner, 2022
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features none
Body shape lateral fusiform / normal
Cross section oval
Dorsal head profile more or less straight
Type of eyes more or less normal
Type of mouth/snout more or less normal
Position of mouth terminal
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Diagnosis: Head with conspicuous irregular dark marks (Ref. 4967).

Description: Dorsal fin with 14 spines and 8 rays; scales on lateral line 28, transverse scales 4/9 (Ref. 127080). Teeth bicuspid, cusps subequal, slightly tinged with brown; 28-31 each side of upper jaw outer series (Ref. 127080). Cheeks naked or few extremely thin scales; eye diameter nearly equal to depth of soft part of cheek, a little less than width of preorbital and interorbital space, which is flat (Ref. 127080). Preopercular limbs at right angle; body height less than length of head, and one third of total length (without caudal) (Ref. 127080). Last spine longest, two fifths of head length; pectoral finto, or nearly to, origin of anal fin; caudal scaleless (Ref. 127080). Scales rough, some with margins ciliated (Ref. 127080).

Colouration: Body light greenish, with incomplete brownish cross-bands on upper part of body; cheek and snout with irregular deep brown spots; soft dorsal and caudal fin with scattered ocelli; milky-white spot between last two anal rays (Ref. 127080).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Shuja horei

Lateral Lines 1 Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 28 - 28
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)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes no striking attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total 14 - 14
Soft-rays total 8 - 8
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    thoracic  beneath origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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