Morphology Data of Samaretta perexilis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Voronina, E.P. and A.Y. Suzumoto, 2017
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 other (see remarks)
Cross section flattened
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following characters: body slender, BD less than head depth and 3.5 or more in the SL, large head, 3.5 or less in the SL; large eye, with diameter less than 3 in HL; very short anterior dorsal fin rays, length about 1/2 of eye diameter; four ocular-side pectoral fin rays; six paired abdominal vertebrae parapophyses; lateral-line canals

of the head considerably reduced; trunk canals absent on both sides of body; caudal rays branched except two uppermost and two lowermost simple, scales minute.

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Samaretta perexilis

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

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

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

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

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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