Main Ref. | Uiblein, F. and J.G, Nielsen, 2018 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
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: no spines on hind margin of preopercle; D 90-93; A 72-76; pectoral-fin rays 24-27; vertebra, precaudal 12, total 54-56; pseudobranchial filaments 3-4; anterior arch with 11-13 long gill rakers; head length 25.5–28.0 % SL; pelvic-fin length 13.5–17.0 % SL, pelvic fins not reaching beyond anus; orbit length 5.3-5.9 % SL, 19.5-23.5 % head length, and 2.0-2.2 times in upper-jaw length; longest gill filament 3.9-4.9 % SL and 15.5-19.0 % head length; ocellus spot position well posterior to a vertical line through anus, the ocellus-spot distance being 49.0-51 % SL, with spot covering 6-8 dorsal-fin rays; margins of posterior fifth to a quarter of dorsal fin and posterior half to two thirds of anal fin dark pigmented; absence of vertical bars on body; otolith length 4.8-5.0 % SL, sulcus length 3.4-3.7 % SL, and ostium height 21.0-26.5 % sulcus length (Ref. 117295). |
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 | 12 - 12 |
total | 54 - 56 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 90 - 93 |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 72 - 76 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 24 - 27 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |